Author: John Maxstadt

I am retired librarian living in Laredo, Texas. I enjoy collecting and growing cactuses and succulents, both as potted specimens and in the ground. I am also active in community theater, and am an officer of the Laredo Theater Guild International.

Welcome to the Cactuses and Xerophytes website!

My intention is to develop this webpage into a site for a future Laredo chapter of the Texas Cactus and Xerophyte Society. In the meantime, click GALLERIES (top menu) to see pix of my plants (arranged by family and genus, cactuses under Cactaceae), or click CONTACT to send me a plant question or information item.

Cactus & Xerophyte Q&A

To ask a question about identifying or growing a cactus or succulent plant, click on this item and use Leave a Reply (scroll down to bottom) to make a comment, which I will answer. Or use CONTACT (top menu) to send a question to my email. Hope to hear from you soon!