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Meaning “imaginary” or “fantasy”, Alebrije is a style of animal carvings with exceptional paint schemes. Originating in Mexico City by Pedro Linares, alebrijes offer a glimpse into the artist’s thoughts.
Artist Pedro Linares became ill in 1936. During his illness, Linares became unconscious. During a state of unconsciousness, Linares hallucinated and saw vivid visions of strange forest animals. Some of the visions included things like a lion with an eagle’s head and a donkey with butterfly wings. All of the creatures in his visions were shouting “Alebrijes!”.
After recovering from his illness, Pedro Linares started to recreate the creatures of his visions using paper mâché. The Alebrije’s were then made of copal wood from the Oaxaca Valley that was also believed to be magical.
If you’ve seen the Pixar film “Coco”, Alebrijes were used to represent some of the spirit animals. Alebrijes are most commonly seen around the Day of the Dead celebrations and are more prominent in certain parts of Mexico.
Pedro Linares died in 1992 but his fantastical creatures have lived on and continue to create a significant impact on Mexico’s culture.
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Possibly the most elegant of all succulents, echeveria grow in rosette form, typically low to the ground. Most echeveria produce tall inflorescences with brightly colored flowers. Their compact size and varied leaf shapes make them a favorite for collectors.
Perle von Nurnberg – beautiful lilac colored leaves loosely spread in a rosette shape
Topsy Turvy – the leaves are angled to look like they were turned inside out
Ghost echeveria – grey spoon-shaped leaves
Full Sun
Not frost tolerant
Water soil sparingly, do not water the top of the plant.
Non-toxic to humans and pets.
A stonecrop echeveria typically grows low to the ground, but it can grow to 12 inches when stretching toward sunlight.
North and South America
Echeveria can be grown from cuttings, offsets, or leaves that have fallen on soil.
Echeveria is winter dormant.
Echeveria shaped Setosa and Spruce Oliver
Echeveria rosettes assortment
Echeveria affinis
Amazing macro of an echeveria perle von nurnberg
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Commonly called Spiderwort, Wandering Dew, or the not-so-politically-correct Wandering Jew, the tradescantia has been a favorite hanging plant for generations.
Its purple tint and soft leaves add to landscaping, and the plant is a perennial in the South Carolina climate.
At Growing Hobby we have the Purple Queen and Zebrina varieties. In the spring we typically carry Baby Bunny Bellies.
These succulents prefer plenty of indirect light which in turn will help keep its bright colors vibrant.
Tradescantia make beautiful hanging baskets for covered porches. It thrives between 60 and 80 degrees F. Frost will quickly damage the plant. Bring it in once temps drop to 50 degrees, or leave the plants in your landscape to appear again in the spring.
Water tradescantia before it becomes completely dry.
Mildly toxic to cats and dogs.
Tradescantia grows well in hanging baskets.
The plants flower in the morning, and the blooms wilt into jelly by the afternoon.
North and South America
Propagating tradescantia is so easy! Simply clip stems and place in moist soil. Roots should form in a couple of weeks.
Tradescantia is winter dormant.
Tradescantia pallida purple queen wandering dew is also known as purple heart.
Tradescantia Leonora blossfeldiana zebrina flowers during the summer
Young shoots of Tradescantia. Moses in the Cradle
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Thelocactus are low maintenance, relatively small cacti that really show off when they flower. The spines are a bit oversized and often curve or hook.
Thelocactus rinconensis (brid’s nest cactus) has large globular bumps with spines that curve back toward the plant
This cacti prefers full sun.
Thelocacti can take heat up to 120 degrees F and low temps in the 20s.
In its natural environment, thelocactus experiences heavy downpours of rain just a few times each year. When you are watering, remember to let the soil dry completely and water heavily. It should be planted in well-draining soil.
Non-toxic to animals or humans. Consuming spines can cause internal injuries so it’s best not to try and taste them.
The bird’s nest cactus is the largest in this group with a diameter of 8 inches.
Showy flowers appear after heavy watering in the spring.
These cacti originate from the arid and mountainous regions of Texas and Mexico.
Thelocacti can be propagated by seed or by cutting. After cutting the plant with a sharp clean knife, allow the piece to callous over for several days before planting in dry soil.
Thelocacti are winter dormant.
Thelocactus heterochromus has spines that arch back toward the surface of the cactus.
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