Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month
The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was […]
Category Archives: Cactus
Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave
Let’s face it, Agaves are not particularly delicate-looking plants. But despite their solid fleshy forms and often serrated edges, their colours are soft and delicate.Which brings me to this Agave […]
Favourite Abstract & Plant Photos of 2019
My travel blog has my favourite ‘travel’ photos of the year; this blog features some items that you might see when you’re travelling but it’s not likely – my favourite […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Light Green (Cactus)
Most succulents and cactuses are light green, the desert climate that they grow in creating different needs than the bright chlorophyll-filled leaves found in wetter northern climates. Saguaro cactus with […]
The Difference Between Yuccas and Agaves
Natives of Mexico and the American Southwest, both Yucca and Agave plants belong to the family of Agavaceae. In both cases their sword-like leaves grow in a spiral pattern out from […]
Rosette Structure in Succulents, Agave and Bromeliads
I’m using a small succulent Echeveria to show the rosette structure of this plant – I can’t get high enough to photograph the taller plants from above, especially since a lot of […]
Tropical Plants for December’s Plant of the Month
For me 2017 was a year of living differently. I made two major moves, had my first art show and only got away to a foreign place once, collapsing at […]
