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My zinnias are definitely looking a little long in the tooth this late in the season, but I haven’t had the heart to cut them back yet. There are still some really beautiful blooms hanging on.

Today’s #orchid, grown by one of our members. Maxillaria striata Photo taken recently in Peru, by Tom Mirenda, one of our former Past Presidents.

New orchid blooms for me. I love the black and yellow 🖤💛

Love when my air plants blush up and bloom 😊

This holiday cactus is over 25 years old. It was passed down to me from my Mémère, and 12 years ago I drove it across country from Vermont to California. It blooms its heart out every fall/winter.

A desert bromeliad (Dyckia) on a foggy day in my garden.

First holiday cactus flower of the season

Aloe bellatula showing off under the Bluesky. This one’s from Madagascar, and I love how slender the leaves are on this species.

I spotted this Phalaenopsis orchid root growing with two tips—kind of looks like a little hoof.

Fuzzy bud

Pilea involucrata 'Moon Valley' 🌱🪴 #Houseplants #PlantSky #GreenSat #EastCoastKin

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Have you ever seen cacti growing out of a palm tree?

Cephalophyllum diversiphyllum. I grew these from seeds that were sent to me from South Africa. #PlantSky #BloomScrolling #Succulents

Progress report: taller than I can reach. Still climbing.

The frog sits quiet, yet the whole pond listens.

A little rainforest corner.

🦉 Mammillaria parkinsonii

Oreocereus trollii, also known as Old Man of the Andes cactus. This old man is still fairly young.

A tiny visitor! Found this little jumping spider exploring the house and helped it find its way back outside.

Winter bulbs waking up: Albuca spiralis and Brunsvigia josephinae 🌿

Itty bitty little yellow flowers on this Euphorbia 🌼🌼🌼

A late-season cactus bloom in the garden.

Bloommates 👯 #Orchids #BloomScrolling #PlantSky #TimelineCleanse

🐅 Tiger jaws of the desert 🌼 My Faucaria tigrina (tiger jaws) showing off its yellow blooms. #BloomScrolling #Succulents #PlantSky

Agave is sending up a bloom spike! ✨

Aloe greenii in full bloom. For me, it reliably flowers in early fall, well ahead of most of my other Aloes.

Flowers on a Mammillaria cactus I grew from seed. #BloomScrolling #TimelineCleanse

Matucana madisoniorum is at it again.

Over 200 species of flowers are currently in bloom in the Atacama Desert. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

My cacti are off to hibernate for the winter.

Praying mantis perched on a cactus

Early October in my xeriscape garden Dry now, but the rains are coming soon.

Not sure #pumpkins and #orchids go together for fall décor, but I’m doing it anyway. 🎃🌼 #BloomScrolling #FallDecor #plantsky

𝑪𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒑𝒂 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒆𝒂 I’m enjoying some of the last cactus flowers of the season.

This Mammillaria cactus has itty bitty little pink flowers 💕

Dyckia ‘Grape Jelly’ 🌵🍇 Many people pronounce this “Dick-ee-ah”, but I prefer “Dyke-ee-ah”. The genus was named after Prince Josef zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, a Prussian botanist whose German name is closer to “Dyke.” I know there’s a joke in there somewhere 😂

Missing #Vermont right now 🌲🍁 I couldn’t make it back this year, but I’m living through the photos my friends and family keep sending.

Flowers in the tank! I’m always surprised when I spot the blooms in this Neoregelia bromeliad.

Ferocactus wislizeni - very bitey and beautiful! #bloomscrolling #plants #cactus #gardenfeed #plantsky 🌱 #bloominginoctober

Snake arms, star flowers 🐍🌟 #Medusa #plantsky #BloomScrolling #Succulents

Dwarf bottlebrush in bloom ❤️

Hello from my garden! We finally got some rain here in CA after months of dry skies. My rain barrels are full, and that makes me so happy. 🌧️🌵

Wanted to share how this Earth Star (Cryptanthus) is doing. Looking great in its rock planter.

An Aeonium 'superbang' cristata. This is a relatively new and gorgeous variegated aeonium hybrid. My wife was very excited to find this crested version. 🌱 #Aeonium #Succulent #crested #plantsky

Brassocattleya Keowee ‘Mendenhall’ AM/AOS — a classic Cattleya-alliance hybrid (Cattleya Lorraine Shirai × Brassavola nodosa). ❤️ the pattern on the lip!

I wish I had a greenhouse for my orchids & tropicals, but summer here often hits 100°F+. Would that be too hot? Does anyone in CA/AZ/TX or similar climates have a greenhouse? Is tons of airflow + misters enough? I’d love to learn what’s worked for you.

Yucca gloriosa ‘Bright Star’ ✨ Love this one so much that I have 3 The foliage is gorgeous all year, blushing pink in winter, and the flowers really live up to the name gloriosa.

Well this is a content cactus if ever I saw one one! She has been diggin' the rainy monsoon we've had this year! #cactusgarden #gardensucculents #peyote #cactusbloom #cactusflower