Plant Gardens 101

Every phenomenon has certain phases of its development. Collecting cacti is by no means an exception. Here’s the list of typical phases, which every cactus admirer inevitably goes through. I’m pretty sure that while looking through this you will probably recognized yourself.

Phase 1: first meeting with a cactus. A man is amazed like a conqueror of the New World.

Phase 2: a man begins to collect cacti. Most of all he likes tall saguaros and spreading prickly pears. He looks for fast-growing cactus species and is determined to collect at least one species of each genus. (more…)

A plant in the immense Cactaceae family. The majority are spiny succulent plants. Most are native to the dry desert regions of the Americas, but a few are tropical epiphytes.