Cactus lovers/growers?

[Fredwina]

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Fredwina, that is COOL!
I know that's an aloe in the top photo, with flower shoots.

But what is the second photo of? Is it a snake plant? Are those big whorly things coming up flower stalks or just another type of succulent in the same pot as the snake plant? I'm confused...
I have a friend who has a green thumb. She has a snake plant that bloomed in her bathroom and filled her whole house with the loveliest fragrance for days. I've never seen a snake plant in bloom other than that one time.


I am excited over a succulent cutting a friend gave me a couple of days ago.
The common name for it is "Flapjacks" because the leaves are so round and flat and fairly large. The edges are very rosy if it spends the summer outside in the sun. Her plant is large and beautiful. Her is my cutting which is about 5" across:


Here is a picture from the internet showing a full plant (my friend's plant was way prettier, though!):


I am letting my fresh cutting "heal" for a few days before planting it. The cut end needs to seal and dry before planting, otherwise rot can set in.

[Fredwina]

The second photo is another aloe. I'll try and get another pic this weekend

[Beane]

I was recently in aruba, which since it's a desert island, has lots of cacti. Below are 2 pics, one showing the unusual juxtaposition of cactus near beautiful blue ocean and the other showing the cactus fences that we saw all over the place.

[Aggie_Ama]

Look at this agave from the Indian Lodge in Davis Mountain State Park! For reference I am 5'2". DH stood by it and it is taller than him, he is 6'2"

[Fredwina]

I thought an update is in order. apologies for the quality: