The Boobie Cactus is a unique and sculptural cactus known for its blue green columns and rounded raised bumps. This low maintenance plant thrives in bright light and requires very little water once established. Proper drainage and dry soil are essential to prevent root rot and keep the cactus healthy. Boobie Cactus prefers warm temperatures and low humidity making it ideal for indoor growing. With minimal care it can become a long lasting statement plant in any cactus collection.
Our February box featuring Cotyledon Pendens, Anacampseros Telephiastrum, Echeveria 'Lavender Cloud', Crassula Ivory Towers and Tillandsia Butzii
1. Cotyledon Pendens
Cotyledon Pendens, or Cliff Cotyledon, is one of the most beautiful trailing succulents in the world. This plant is rare and highly sought after. It has fleshy, almond-shaped grey-green leaves with a hue coral shade at the tips. Its stems spread randomly, reaching up to 2 feet long.
This miniature plant blooms breathtakingly beautiful bell-shaped flowers in white and orange-red colour.
Plants may be shipped bare root.
Bright Light, Full Sun.
Porous soil with adequate drainage.
Water the plant when the soil is dry, then let the soil dry before watering again.
2. Anacampseros Telephiastrum
Anacampseros Telephiastrum 'Sunrise' is a dense mat and caudex forming succulent up to inches (15 cm) tall, with lanceolate shaped green, bright pink and yellow or cream colored leaves.
They can be grown compact as rosettes, but with time they start go grow longer and longer and offsetting to create a dense mat or trail over the edge of pots. With age they also can form a small caudex as the base of the plant, but because of how very slow growing they are this takes a very long amount of time.
Flowers are pink and up to 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) in diameter and appear in afternoon in summer.
Plants may be shipped bare-root with the No Pot option. Option with pots will be shipped with soil.
They require a gritty free-draining soil with added organic material and low to moderate watering. The beautiful caudiciform species are prone to rot and should be watered very sparingly.
Water deeply enough to allow water to flow down the drainage hole, then wait for the soil to dry completely before watering again.
Anacampseros grow well in partial sun with bright light enhancing the leaf colors and keeping them compact.
Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer during the growing season diluted to one-fourth potency and mix into the watering can for application. Anacampseros is an excellent plant for container growing. It always looks good and stays small. It look fine in a cold greenhouse and frame. It do well outdoors in raised beds and terraces as well.
3. Echeveria 'Lavender Cloud'
Echeveria ‘Lavender Cloud’ (Hsu) is a beautiful rosette-forming succulent known for its soft, powdery blue leaves with bright pink to red accents along the edges. Each wide, gently cupped leaf is covered in a fine layer of farina, giving the plant a smooth, frosted look that feels calm and elegant. With plenty of sunlight, the colors become even more vibrant and eye-catching.
This Echeveria stays compact and tidy, making it perfect for small pots or succulent arrangements. Over time, it may produce small offsets, often called “chicks,” around the base, creating a lovely clustered appearance.
All of the plants may be shipped bare roots.
Bright Light, Full Sun.
Use cactus or succulent soil with added mineral grit such as perlite, pumice, or coarse sand to ensure excellent drainage.
Water deeply only when the soil is completely dry. Too much moisture can cause rot, so less is always better.
4. Crassula Ivory Towers
Crassula Conjuncta, also called "Ivory Towers", is native to South Africa. It has attractive silvery green leaves with deep red rims. The leaves are very similar to that of Crassula Perforata String of buttons, but are fleshier and grow more compact.
Crassula Ivory Tower produces clusters of tiny white flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
All of the plants may be shipped bare root.
Minimum of 3 hours direct sunlight per day.
Average summer temperatures from 65ºF/18ºC to 70ºF/21ºC are ideal. In winter, it can survive temperatures as low as 50ºF/10ºC.
Regular mixes for cacti and succulents, Mixture of regular potting soil, bird sand and pumice.
Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch, then let drain completely. Avoid letting water sit for too long in the soil to prevent rot and fungal diseases.
Feed with a controlled-release fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season.
You can propagate Crassula Ivory Towers by division, offsets or leaf cuttings. The easiest way is to propagate from a single leaf: put the leaf in a succulent or cacti mix, then cover until it sprouts.
5. Tillandsia Butzii
Tillandsia Butzii, native to Mexico and Costa Rica, is a unique looking air plant with a speckled base and leaves. The base is bulbous with a deep purple green color. The grassy green leaves are long, thin, and wavy like a rare type of fishtail. Butzii has a smooth and shiny surface. After this air plant blooms purple flowers, it will die but the offsets (pups) produced around its base will continue the life cycle.
All of the plants may be shipped bare root.
Bright filtered light.
No soil is needed. Sand, sea glass, rocks, pebbles & bark chip can be used instead of soil.
Frequent misting several times a week is necessary. Butzii will also benefit from a soaking bath every month. Give it a little shake off afterwards to make sure water doesn't collect in the bottom leaves to prevent rot.
