Category: Hot Stuff Blog

anyone know what it is? Drought Smart Plants reply;I know! I know! It’s some type of Huernia based on the growth habit, but until it flowers, it’s hard to tell. The flowers of Huernia are usually dark rich velvety...

Succulents of all kinds are easy to use in crafts and projects; find the latest weird and wonderful ways to plant these tough yet beautiful plants in odd and unusual displays. Growing them in containers or in gardens...

by Jacki(Grand Forks, B.C. Canada) Elegant Crab Spider released from captivity I rescued this lovely spider from the screen in the bathroom window – she must have thought that a winter indoors would suit her, but I had...

velvet soft but thick stems. grows in clumps as it seems. and just now after 4 years bloomed a huge star shaped flower, sort of translucent with fine brown tiger stripes and hairs. Ah, yes, one of my favorite plants –...

by sean(ny) Came out of my tiki torch Based on the long hairs, and striped legs I’m going to go with the Long Legged Wolf Spider or close relative. Going by the information in my field guide, Insects and Spiders, by the...

by Robert J Lockart(Lawton, Oklahoma) I was sitting on my couch here in South Western Oklahoma about 8 pm and it was fairly dim lighted. I put my arm up on the arm rest of the couch and I felt a sharp little sting, just shy of a...

by Michael Zung(Queens, NY) they are actually fake but they are exact replicas — and want to be sure when advertising. also, if you require a few $ more for multiple submissions, let me know, thanks!! Comments for please...

Unusual, and stinky, flowers Stapelia, the Carrion Flower, is a very interesting plant, both to grow as a houseplant, and to see it bloom. The plant itself is a simple looking green cluster of stems, with no leaves, but...

A very special Stonecrop species The appeal of Sedum selskianum is evident on first glance; this is quite easily the only stonecrop I know of that has the extremely fuzzy stems of this one. It’s another one that is slow...

by Kristin Johnston(Shelbyville, Illinois, USA) I bought this plant at cvs and I am trying to identify it! I have looked almost everywhere and can’t find anything like it please help. Comments for Bought plant can’t figure it...

by Jacki(Grand Forks, B.C. Canada) Small brown jumping spider These little spiders seem to have a sense of humour – this one spent about ten minutes investigating me, my book and the arm of the chair, and easily jumped...

Keeping your Fish Happy and Healthy As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. It’s obvious; fish breathe water through...