Desert collection

My collection of desert plant has recently expanded.  My local wal-mart just got in a new shipment of succulents and cacti, I know what you're thinking wal-mart's probably not the best place to buy plants.  The thing is they were cheap and had just arrived, plus they all looked pretty healthy and pest free.

I bought three new plants:

A larger Aloe Vera.  My baby aloe is taking a long time to grow and I kinda wanted a large one, I'm pretty impatient like that.

 Hen and chicks.  There was a beautiful hen and chicks plant that had burgundy tipped leaves.  It wasn't until I brought it home and re-potted that I discovered it had two 'chicks' already growing.

Echeveria 'black prince'. I already have two succulents that are echeveria, but this one really caught my eye.  I love the contrast between the incredibly dark tips and the light green center.







After this recent purchase I decided I must do one of two things, either stop getting plants or expand the area in which I keep my plants.  I'm leaning toward the second option, mostly because I have several plants that can be propagated very easily and I would like room for expansion there.  Also, there are a lot of cool plants I kind of have my eye on and  would rather not be forced to wait.

New addition to desert plant collection

My local garden center was recently selling Lithops, or living stones.  On an impulse I bought one and brought it home.

While I am definitely not regretting my purchase, I do wish I has done some research before bringing it home.  As it turns out Lithops are from an area that has four distinct seasons, instead of the two you usually have to worry about when it comes to desert cacti and succulents.  Each season has different requirements for the plant and those need to be met to have a happy living rock.

I think it probably goes without saying, but this may turn horrific rather soon.  I'm going to do my best to keep him happy, but I think this may involve a learning curve. I'm really hoping this website http://www.lithops.info/ really helps, it does look pretty legit.