Between the extremes of winter and the hail storm, my beautiful succulents that I had worked so hard to care for were pretty much trashed, rotted, or dead. But then I noticed that Lola, that I could see from my window, was starting to bloom. I went out there and took a closer look and a whole bunch of them were blooming in spite of their sad state! Spring is here and the plants are recovering. So I guess I need to get back to work! It's probably a good time to take cuttings now too.

I don't think my Blue Cante will ever regain its former glory now that it has red pox marks all over it, so maybe I'll buy a new one or behead it. If I behead it, will it sprout new plants at the base?