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Jade plants in bloom at Allan Gardens

January 27, 2014 6 Comments

Jade plant (Crassula ovata) blooming its heart out in the Allan Gardens cactus house, December 2013 Jadenappers! They had the nerve to sneak into my back yard one summer and steal my lovely jade plant (Crassula ovata) as it was innocently sunning itself outdoors on vacation. Broken-hearted ever since, I hadn’t replaced it. Mine had […]

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Thanks for the Thanksgiving cactus

November 30, 2013 No Comments

Schlumbergera truncata, an unwieldy name for the Thanksgiving cactus In my post on unkillable houseplants, I missed a worthy addition that proves its worth with its pretty flowers around this time of year, Slumbergera truncata. It’s commonly known as the Thanksgiving cactus, referring to its bloom time near American Thanksgiving at the end of November. […]