Volunteer operated and maintained by the Austin Cactus and Succulent Society, this greenhouse has an incredible variety of old and young xerophytes for both the hobbyist and collector to excite. This is an active greenhouse, with many members working to maintain it as well as continue to cultivate new seedlings so that the collection can continue.
This is not so much of a curated space, but a messy, living, breathing collection (literally and figuratively). And I love it for that.
The cactus greenhouse at the Zilker Botanical is a hidden gem because access is not readily available (as mentioned, it is maintained by the club itself). So I’m happy to share what many others have yet to see! Enjoy!
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- Myself and ACSS member Roy Mata, who can often be seen tending to his collection of seedlings he grows in the greenhouse.
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- Roy Mata’s seedlings
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- Pachypodium lamerei in flower!
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- Various Ferocactus
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- Ferocactus rectispinus in flower
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- Grafted Astrophytum
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- Variegated Astrophytum sp.
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- Grafted Astrophytum asterias
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- Astrophytum myriostigma v. nudum
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- Various Mammillaria
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- Mammillaria fraileana
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- Mammillaria fraileana
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- Mammillaria pseudocrucigera
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- I don’t even know.
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- Adenium sp. (looks recently beheaded)
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- Adenium arabicum
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- Adenium sp.
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- Adenia venenata
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- Pachypodium lealii v saundersii ‘compacta’
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- Avonia quinaria subsp. alstonii, which is technically a caudiciform.
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- Turbinicarpus sp.
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- Ariocarpus sp.
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- Aloe sp.
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- Because every greenhouse needs a rocking horse.
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- I hope you enjoyed the tour!
Bae•tanical
2 Comments
Shawn Behlen
October 1, 2017 at 8:06 pmVery cool, James. Thanks for showing us this place.
james
October 3, 2017 at 4:28 pmAnytime, Shawn!