Yup, lots of cool wind, and rain these days. We even had some frosty nights last week in SJ and no more greenhouse in my backyard :( Still some blooms around

I believe a Rabiae sp.

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Cleistocactus winterii

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Pilosocereus azureus, finally recovering from very bad frost bites

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M hernandezii

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Haemanthus albiflos

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Euphorbia crispa, not liking the weather now :(

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And thank you Daxeek for the tip on posting pix, still stuck when trying the old way...

Aloes are starting to open.

Crown of Thorn plant blooms get me through the winter!

Escolat, you've got the giants indoors wow! Do you know if those are some of the Thai hybrids?

Yes, they are Thai hybrids from Logee's and Top Tropicals....'Lavender Queen', 'Paradise Lady' & 'White' are their given names! So easy to grow in a southern window....and I am in Ohio!

my plants are very prosaic:

Seems like all my spathe flowers are having a go too.

and geraniums just go throughout the winter.

Oh and my queen of the night and my euphorbia are branching out again,

My anthurium blooms constantly in a west kitchen window. Surprisingly easy to grow and looks festive in Dec!

Kara and Alain, sadly I no longer have M. hernandezii. It gets the most awesome flowers for such a small plant. Alain, I think your Euphorbia is a Monadenium. I hope your move left you with space for your plants.

Thanks for catching this, Bill, Monadenium crispum it is. I remembered there was something "crisp" about it :) Looked it up and found out it's also called Euphorbia neocrispa. So close!! and yet such a different plant.

Still downsizing, got an extension till January for the final move...

Kalanchoe marnieriana - Hummingbirds visit this flower.

Epiphyllum (don't know which one)

Gonialoe variegata

Alain, you have some great, well cared for plants. I hope you will be able to to keep your best and rarest. Good luck.

This echeveria is still looking good. Dec 3

Grew from seed early summer

Drawf pomegranate got a flower already hoping make bonsai one

Senecio cylindricum/S. vitalis:

Rhipsalis

Rhipsalis

Not sure of ID, have it under xPachyveria 'Powder Puff'...3 separate plants:

Alain

Do you have ID for agave in 2nd photo from Dec.1?

TIA

Hi Rina, it's Agave titanota, a mean beauty :)

Bill, thanks so much, trying to keep at least 2/3, a lot of so called "common" ones can be replaced easily, where to draw a line is always the difficult part.

Alain

Thanks, it looks 'mean' and t is beauty :)

I am tryng to ID mine that looks very similar. And very mean :)

Rina, send us a pic of yours

Alain

I realized I have a tag!!! - was almost burried and I forgot about it. Agave FO76.

According to San Marcos:

Agave oteroi 'Felipe Otero' (FO-076) (Sierra Mixteca Agave) - This is a striking mid-sized agave that grows slowly to 2-3 feet tall by 3 feet wide. It has broad, relatively short, gray-green leaves with a reddish-brown terminal spine and large recurved teeth along the leaf margins that emerge a golden color and age to a gray white. The leaf margins themselves age to the same color as the spines which gives this plant a very distinctive look. This plant was originally distributed as Agave titanota and later as Agave sp. "Sierra Mixteca" with the Felipe Otero collection designation FO-076 and noted in Japanese nurseries under the name Agave sp. No.1. It was finally described as a species, Agave oteroi by Greg Starr and Tristan Davis in the Summer 2019 issue of Cactus and Succulent Journal (Vol. 91 N. 2). It seems to have affinities with Agave titanota, which has very gray-colored leaves but some speculate that it is a hybrid of A. titanota or a form or hybrid of A. horrida and the name A. horrida var. oteroi is also been used.

I received it in 2016 - photo then and now:

Haha, tags, I need more of those... thanks for the info, I have one of the hybrid as well but the label says titanota only. likely the Sierra Mixteca :)

Alain

some more I read while searching for info:- H E R E -

Aristaloe aristata

Aloe bakerii

Dec 12

Minnie Belle?

Blue Elf Aloe

Lots and lots of Aloe stems but nothing is opening yet. Late this year!

Aloe thraskii is the closest.

The oldest Aloe ferox is getting there. It was very stressed the last couple of years because a huge Agave marmorata was pushing on it. The Agave has flowered and been removed, so now ferox can be happier again. I like the "skirt" of dried leaves. A lot of people pull them off, but the old leaves protect the trunk from hot summer sun.

S. truncata 'Youp'

I think my queen of the night has really appreciated being staked up, the biggest new limb is almost 3’ long I would estimate. The floppy floppy all over the place growth habit was driving me a little crazy esp. as there isn’t a lot of room in here.

Aloe ellenbeckii

My biggest aloe. Such a nice plant.

they both could stand a repot

Chiba Spot first time blooming for me.