On Plants & Tennis

I won a tennis match tonight (barely: 6-4, 7-5; but, more importantly, our team won 3-0) and then I planted some succulents.

All in all, a good night.

: )

I went searching for pencil cacti, online, over the weekend, and happened upon this place, which apparently is based in San Diego but specializes in sending cacti and succulents via Internet orders. I found this 3-for-1 deal with free shipping that included a euphorbia tirucali (my beloved pencil cactus), an aloe breviflora and a sanseveira gracilis (not absolutely sure of the spelling on this one; the Web site has 2 different ways, and I am too lazy to look it up!), so I placed my order, and the plants arrived, in perfect condition, on Wednesday.

I have a thing for the pencil cactus plant. I bought a pencil cactus at a plant auction at EIU one time when I popped in to visit Patti; I was fascinated by this green, leafless plant that was called a cactus but really did not look like any cactus I had ever seen before. Turns out it is actually a succulent, but what do I care?

I have tried to grow this kind of plant, with intermittent success, 2 or 3 times; hopefully, I will have better luck with this one. (I think I tend to be an overwaterer.)

Managed to stick my fingers 3 times with the gracilis (it is sharp!) but got them all potted.

Photos soon ... once I have gotten to know the plants a little better.

: )