Cactus and Succulent Society of America Show 2016

It's time for the National Show, held July 2 and 3 this year at the Huntington Botanical Garden.  I will be showing and selling both plants and pots.  Here is a selection of the plants ready for the show.  Which ones make it will be determined at the last minute.  There are a few that might get added, and few that might not go.

Astrophytum asterias, entered in generally just one show a year, and often into the CSSA show.  It's beginning to show its age, but still worth showing again. It's in one of my earlier pots when I was beginning to explore runny glazes.

Astrophytum 'Lotusland' again in one of my pots.  A closer look at the plant shows it is beginning to push against the pot.  I'll have to cut the bottom off and restart it.  This is a re-start from an original plant that became so heavy it broke off of the graft.

Astrophytum Onzuka Crest

Again in my pot.  I've made quite a few of these deep round pots with different glazes.  They are filled mostly with large pumice pieces.  Again a view of the plant

Next is Bowiea volubilis, boxed for transportation.  When it gets to the show table, the metal stake will be removed and the leaves will be arranged to drape off the side of the table.

I wrote an article on Frailea for the CSSA journal last month, commenting on their lack of appearance on the show tables.  This is Frailea pygmaea var. aurea.  It is a pot made by Tom Vermillion.

Next is Mammillaria crucigera.  If you look at older blogs, this makes a frequent appearance, with a few more heads each time.  It is in a wonderful Joe Wujcik pot, but appearing in this pot for the last time.  It will go into a larger pot after this show, and probably rest until sometime next year.

Pterocactus tuberosus a great plant from the Argentine Altiplano.  Easy to grow, but it takes a few years to get this large.  It is in one of my pots.

Finishing up with a few Haworthias,  This is Haworthia emelyae var picta. These pots are made just to show Haworthias.

Haworthia 'White Wolf'' a classic form that is nearly impossible to properly photograph and one that loses some of its best qualities when ween under artificial lighting..  Many of these have flower stalks and are being entered with the stalks left on.  The plants will be used for hybrids.

Haworthia 'Karasujyou' ends this year's selection.  There are 20 plants overall ready for the show, with last minute changes nearly certain.