Introduction

Welcome to Oblog (oh’-blog). I am Joe Shaw. I enjoy writing about and photographing cacti and succulents and plants in general. The purpose of Oblog is to describe and illustrate cacti and succulents.

Cacti and succulents are a diverse group of plants. They vary in so many ways that it is impossible to precisely define them. What is a succulent? I can’t make up a description in a sentence or two, but I know one when I see one. My goal is to give you a sense of these wonderful plants, their beauty and their biology.

The Details

Cacti and succulents interact with climate, soils, animals, neighboring plants, daylight, and humans. All of these interactions are interesting. I’ll try to describe the many faces of cacti and succulents and their world. For instance, did you know there is a beer made from Opuntia!

Write to me! I’m always happy to hear from you. Tell me if I have misspelled a word or made a mistake. Or, just write to tell me about your plants or how your plants interact with animals or the environment. Even better, maybe you can write a guest post.

Write to me: jshaw@opuntiads.com.

THE OTHER STUFF

Reproducing Photographs

Some photographs are available under a creative commons license or are in the public domain and can be reproduced with attribution. Other photographs cannot be reproduced because they belong to others. If you want to use a photograph, write to me and I’ll help you if I can.