Bom Bom the Cacti- An introduction




Hi, I am Cheryl from Singapore. I started to like cactus since I was in Primary School when I first brought a cactus- Echinopsis chanaecereus f. lueta during a school field trip because I just thought it looked like a Banana.

After that when I walked by a nursery beside a library which I go often, I brought more and more cactus and placed them outside my house. A grafted Parodia leninghausii was one of my collection. After buying it, I seperated the cactus from its graft and named it Bom Bom as it was so fat and round. I started to like it more and more.

Unfortunately, all of my collection was stolen one night and I was left with nothing. My fever for cactus died. However, it came back again when I was working for my school internship programme when I saw Bom Bom's imitation sitting on a windowstill and the cleaner aunty told me what this Parodia Leninghausii had went through.

I started to borrow books about cactus to learn more about it and saw the wonderful pictures. They were so beautiful and unique and I decided to start a collection of my own.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Succulents!

Today something unexpected happened when I walked past a shop selling flowers under those HDB flats. I brought succlents! It may seems nothing 'big', but to me, it was totally something I never thought I would do because I do not know how to appreciate them. Initially, I just want to see what are the new stock for Cacti  as they always give me surprises, and then I saw Cephalocereus senilis. I wanted to buy it badly but it cost 3 for $10. I have no other choices but to choose two other species from the tray of cactus and succulents. After much consideration I actually brought two other succulent (most likely should be Sedum morganianum 'burrito' and Echeveria lilauina). They were so pretty.

I guess I time to start reading up, because from what I just found out, these two are not easy to grow in Singapore!
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