In April of 1989, after due preparation, Marina Welham launched a business, catering to hobbyists who share her love for growing and learning about cacti and other succulents.
Menu Madness
TADA was down for a couple of days because half the top menu was ripped out by unknown causes. Might have been a PHP problem; might not. Part of it has been restored, I’m still still working on the rest. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Tragedy of the Theft of Marina’s Plants by the BC Public Trustee: The Potential of a Commemorative Collection Was Destroyed
Everyone knows the expression, “The gift that keeps on giving.” The disappearance of Marina’s plants in the hands of the BC Public Trustee is “the theft that keeps on taking”.
Hylotelephium / Sedum
Many thanks for your recent e-mail searching for information on Hylotelephium. This generic name was erected some years ago, in 1977 to be precise, by H. Ohba, with Sedum telephium as the type.
Notocactus or Parodia?
I am probably opening a can of worms here. As Notos are my favourite genus, I’ll try not to get emotional! Up until fairly recently, the accepted classification of Notocactus was that of Buxbaum.
Please Help Me Save My Grandma’s Jade
Grandma died (rest her soul) and left this huge Jade behind with no instructions how to look after it. It was very healthy but now, after a year in my care, the plant looks very sick. There are brown spots on the leaves, the stems are falling over and the plant has never flowered.
Notes on Growing Welwitschia mirabilis (Hook. E) From Seed
By Ed Perfect, Kitchener, Ontario Welwitschia mirabilis is a unique, tap-rooted plant from the Namib desert in the south-west of Africa. Because of its rarity and tap-rooted (non-clustering) nature, the only practical method of propagation is by seed. I have about ten years experience in growing this plant from seed. Some notes on my successes and failures are given below. Seeds:
Notocactus Uebelmannianus
Notocactus uebelmannianus flowers at an early age. In fact it flowered the first year and quickly outgrew the small two inch pot it came in. I grow most of my cacti in a mixture of John Innes compost mixed with coarse grit and perlite in the ratio of one part grit, one part Perlite to three parts John Innes.