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2024.12.13 What Exactly Is Crassula 'Purple Butterfly'? An Investigation Into an Overlooked Mystery No One Asked For

'Succulent Plant Encyclopedia PUKUBOOK' is a site run as a personal hobby—basically, I just collect and introduce my favorite succulents however I like. Still, I do feel a bit of a mission here, and one of those is “Let’s try to clarify and properly distinguish plant varieties that are circulatin...
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2024.3.8 Google, Ask Around, or Inspiration? Sharing My 'Identification Game' Wins: Figuring Out When Plants Are Actually the Same

As the solo editor-in-chief of the Succulent Encyclopedia, I’m always gathering and organizing all sorts of plant info—and sometimes I suddenly realize, “Hey, these two are actually the same species, aren’t they?” It’s not like there’s always a clear answer (honestly, sometimes there’s not even a...
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2024.2.16 Too Hard to Identify?! How Aeonium’s Looks Change Dramatically in Just One Week—How to Spot Their Features & Record Their Shifty Nature

Having spent years editing plant encyclopedias like this, I’ve gotten reasonably experienced at writing descriptions such as “This variety has these features.” Yet even with all that practice, I still find it especially tricky to pin down the distinct characteristics of Aeoniums. Even if you try ...
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2023.1.13 生きる小石「リトープス」を今年から始める人のために人気種ピックアップ

冬に元気な多肉植物といえば？もちろん1つは12月に特集した「アエオニウム」ですが、さらに代表的な冬型多肉植物が今回取り上げる「リトープス」やその近縁種「コノフィツム」。寒さに負けず、ドバドバ与える水をぐんぐん吸ってムチプリになっていく姿がかわいくて仕方がない！そんなかわいさだけでもとにかく知ってい...
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2022.4.22 そろそろ見分けられるようになりたい！春にたくさん出回るグランドカバータイプセダムを徹底比較

暑くもなく寒くもない「心地いい」としか表現しようのない清々しいある晴れた日に、ちょっと離れたところにある洒落た園芸店にドライブ。やっぱり園芸シーズンは違うなぁ、たくさんの元気いっぱいの苗たちが「植えて」「植えて」の大合唱。ほら、多肉コーナーも新鮮なかわいいセダムたちがこんなにたくさん……。と思った...
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2024.12.13 What Exactly Is Crassula 'Purple Butterfly'? An Investigation Into an Overlooked Mystery No One Asked For

2024.3.8 Google, Ask Around, or Inspiration? Sharing My 'Identification Game' Wins: Figuring Out When Plants Are Actually the Same

2024.2.16 Too Hard to Identify?! How Aeonium’s Looks Change Dramatically in Just One Week—How to Spot Their Features & Record Their Shifty Nature

2023.1.13 生きる小石「リトープス」を今年から始める人のために人気種ピックアップ

2022.4.22 そろそろ見分けられるようになりたい！春にたくさん出回るグランドカバータイプセダムを徹底比較

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2024.12.13 What Exactly Is Crassula 'Purple Butterfly'? An Investigation Into an Overlooked Mystery No One Asked For

2024.3.8 Google, Ask Around, or Inspiration? Sharing My 'Identification Game' Wins: Figuring Out When Plants Are Actually the Same

2024.2.16 Too Hard to Identify?! How Aeonium’s Looks Change Dramatically in Just One Week—How to Spot Their Features & Record Their Shifty Nature

2023.1.13 生きる小石「リトープス」を今年から始める人のために人気種ピックアップ

2022.4.22 そろそろ見分けられるようになりたい！ 春にたくさん出回るグランドカバータイプセダムを徹底比較

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