A glass bowl filled with tiny cacti, a sprinkle of decorative sand, and a few pebbles arranged just so. The result looks stunning in photographs. It also looks stunning on a shelf for about six weeks — right up until the first cactus turns to mush at the base. The harsh truth is that most… Continue reading Cactus Terrarium: What Nobody Tells You Before You Start
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Cactus or Euphorbia? How to Tell Them Apart — And Why It Matters
Somewhere in a garden centre right now, a customer is buying a “cactus” that is not a cactus. It happens millions of times a year: Euphorbia trigona sold as “African milk tree cactus”, Euphorbia tirucalli labelled “pencil cactus”, Euphorbia lactea ‘Cristata’ marketed as “coral cactus”, Euphorbia horrida sitting on the cactus shelf next to the Ferocactus. The confusion is understandable — many euphorbias look… Continue reading Cactus or Euphorbia? How to Tell Them Apart — And Why It Matters