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Cyclamen plants are very popular as houseplants. With beautiful flowers they are very decorative. Easy to look after. Many different varieties with different colours exist.  Cyclamen   persicum has heart-shaped leaves with a pointed tip For more posts about Malta please visit il-Manikata. https://sites.google.com/site/ilmanikata/home

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