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If you have any basil plants you can make a nice cup of basil tea. Give it a try you may like it. which type of mint makes a good tea? You can also make tea with mint. Peppermint or  spearmint , are the most popular. Whichever one you choose you will be able to enjoy delicious refreshing and cooling flavor. However, for a lighter and sweeter flavor, opt for  spearmint  leaves, and for the cooler and sharper taste, peppermint will be the best. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home

Euphorbia Obesa Hybrid x Globosa Euphorbia Globosa Euphorbia Obesa Hybrid x Globosa After a good spell of really hot weather in August 2020 the plant has really started to sprout lots of new growth. I wonder if it will flower ?

Gymnocalycium horstii var. buenekeri is from Brazil, has harmless spines going against the body of the plant and only 4-5 ribs. Gymnocalycium eurypleurum is from the border of Paraguay (Cerro Leon) with Bolivia and is a relative of the anisitsii/damsii group. Search the name on the internet and you will see that this plant is indeed Eurypleurum. I have both Eurypleurum and horstii var. buenekeri and they do not even look similar. Eurypleurum is quite an interesting and rare plant in collections and it does very rarely offset, while horstii is bigger, getting to 20-25 cm and offsets after some time. Eurypleurum has quite long spines, straight and stout (not curved on the body, like in the case of horstii) under a good sun exposure and will get to 7-10, maybe 15 cm across.

Astrophytum asterias Also known as sand dollar cactus, sea urchin cactus, star cactus and star peyote Originates from Mexico and USA (Texas) The Basil plant is one of my favourite herbs.  Common names include sand dollar cactus, sea urchin cactus, star cactus and star peyote. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Mammillaria wagneriana with flowers - 2020 Originates from Mexico This cactus plant has flowered and it produced another set of small yellow beautiful flowers. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Mammillaria melaleuca in full bloom 2019 24 July 2019 - Cactus Plants in full bloom https://youtu.be/e0TGd8zB_X4 https://youtu.be/BDhtERtcHsk https://youtu.be/hX_AdUP9aXU If you have time visit my daily photo of a plant either from my garden or along the exercise stroll I take on a daily basis. https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm/photo-of-the-day 2020 flowering Mammillaria melaleuca from buds to flowering 2019 Hornet hoverfly  (Volucella zonaria) collecting pollen from a Mammillaria melaleuca

24 July 2019  - Cactus Plants in full bloom For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Echinopsis Echinopsis 14 June 2019 Echinopsis Is a large genus of cacti native to South America, sometimes known as hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. If you have time visit my daily photo of a plant either from my garden or along the exercise stroll I take on a daily basis. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Echinocereus Hedgehog cactus. Southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico) For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Mammillaria bocasana Originates from Mexico. Also known as: Powder Puff Pincushion, Fishhooks, Snowball Cactus Cactoideae family Please visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Astrophytum myriostigma The Bishop's Mitre March 2019 A spineless cactus from Mexico. Plants may take up to six years to flower. If you have time visit my daily photo of a plant either from my garden or along the exercise stroll I take on a daily basis. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Mammillaria elongata Originates from Mexico. Also known as: Gold lace cactus L adyfinger cactus Cactaceae family For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

How to make Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble. How to make Rhubarb Crumble Very easy really and you can improvise with many different fruits. Impress your friends with a rhubarb crumble For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble How to make a Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble

Drying Red Chilli peppers. Chilli peppers are often used in cooking and add a special hot taste, not for the faint hearted. Chilli peppers grow very easily in Malta because of the hot weather. You can grow your own plants. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Echinopsis pachanoi - San Pedro cactus Echinopsis pachanoi San Pedro cactus Also known as achuma, aguacolla, huachuma, wachuma, hahuacollay and giganton For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera originates from Morocco. It occurs on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains. It is a species of spurge which contains resiniferatoxin (a capsaicin, used in medicine) For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home Euphorbia Horrida If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail. 

Tephrocactus articulatus. originate in Argentina, very easy to grow. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Orbea Variegata  - Star flower - Stapelia Variegata Carrion Plant: Orbea Variegata - Star flower - Stapelia Variegata. From the region of South Africa. Apocynaceae For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Mammillaria Vetula Arizona Snowcap also known as the Thimble Cactus. Originates from Mexico. For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home All about Cactus and succulents https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm