Mid-Winter Garden Report

 You may remember that I brought two plants inside for the winter. Actually it's three. I'll explain.

This is Sedum linare 'Sea Urchin.' It turns very white/pink when outside in the summer and fills spaces very nicely. It's doing OK. I don't think it's a problem that that taller stalks have died back. The new growth looks healthy enough. And I'll be able to put it in three places this year.

The other one I brought in is Sedum mexicanum 'Lemon Coral.' From the sad little puddle I bought for $2 last spring I have 3 nice pots. It's gotten pretty leggy, but I'll give it a haircut when I put it out come spring.

I guess I've never showed you this plant. Probably because it didn't do what I wanted. It's not hardy, but I knew that when I bought it. I thought I'd put in out in a pot each year for interest, because it is a very interesting plant. It's Fishbone Cactus, Cryptocereus anthonyanus.

However, It really doesn't handle any kind of weather very well, and it's mostly just scarred and unhappy. And it gets sort of hidden by the other plants. I'm not sure if I'll put it outside this year.

This is what it should look like. This picture was taken of one at the Flower Show a few years ago.



And now, for the news on my Aloe squarossa. It broke off at the root. Not sure why. Here's what it looked like when it was healthy.



But I planted a bunch of the stalks today, so it should come back just fine.

Anyone who would like to have a couple of stalks, let me know. You can have them now and sprout your own, or I can plant some in cups for you to get later.

I worked on stuff all day long. Nothing heavy, but I did 3 hours of screen time, some other things, and I didn't have to take any naps.

Five ibuprofen a day- can't seem to cut down to four, and I'm still sleeping with an ice pack on my face, but the bones in my face aren't nearly as sore.

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