Exploring Bill's Favorite Plants After 50 Years of Collecting

For over 50 years, Bill has been collecting cacti and succulents that can be found in nature, all around the world. Over all this time, a few plants have become especially meaningful to him. In this video, we take a walk through Bill's private collection greenhouse and explore some of his favorite plants—many of which have been with him for years, and some that continue to fascinate him to this day. From unusual forms and rare species to plants with memorable stories behind them, this is a closer look at the collection that helped shape a lifetime passion for cacti. Join Bill and Brenda as they share what makes these specimens so special and why, after all these years, they're still some of his favorites. Which plant would you want to add to your collection? Let us know in the comments! 🌵 Shop plants and merch: www.pootscactusnursery.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram:   / poots_cactus_nursery   👍 If you enjoy greenhouse tours, rare plants, and behind-the-scenes looks at the nursery, be sure to like, subscribe, and join us for future videos! 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:16 Uebelmannia pectinifera (Purple) 0:00:56 Mammillaria plumosa 0:01:19 Cyphostemma uter 0:02:53 Euphorbia obesa (Seed Grown by Bill) 0:03:21 Euphorbia obesa (Male and Female Flowers) 0:04:01 Agave victoriae-reginae ‘White Rhino’ 0:04:23 Agave ‘White Rhino’ Pups 0:04:37 Tephrocactus alexanderi var. geometrizans 0:05:25 Euphorbia poissonii variegata 0:06:02 Brian, the Bus Mechanic 0:06:13 Grafting Plant, Don’t Touch! 0:06:41 Uebelmannia pectinifera (Green) 0:07:21 Eulychnia castanea spiralis 0:07:42 Echinocereus rigidissimus 0:08:50 Obregonia denegrii 0:09:56 (More) Uebelmannia pectinifera 0:10:16 Variegated Trichocereus pachanoi 0:10:38 Giant, Crested Euphorbia lactea 0:11:13 Gymnocalycium Seed Pod 0:11:28 Fockea edulis 0:11:37 Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus 0:12:37 (More) Grafting Plants 0:12:55 Lithop Collection 0:13:04 Ariocarpus agavoides × fissuratus 0:13:08 ‘Miniature’ Mammillaria species 0:13:23 Parrodia/Notocactus 0:13:40 Euphorbia obesa hybrid (suzannae?) 0:13:54 Adenium obesums in Bloom 0:14:08 Haworthia truncata 0:14:22 Euphorbia obesas 0:14:37 Aztekium antoni 0:14:47 Crested Tephrocactus alexanderi var. geometrizans 0:15:11 Agave albopilosa ‘White Hair Agave’ 0:15:30 Euphorbia obesa crests 0:15:41 Aztekium valdezii 0:15:47 Geohintonia mexicana (Grafted) 0:16:04 How to Water Grafted Plants 0:16:39 Pelecyphora strobiliformis encephalocarpus 0:16:52 Euphorbia turbiniformis 0:17:12 Aztekium valdezii in Bloom 0:17:19 Puna bonnieae 0:17:30 Avonia albissima 0:17:44 Tephrocactus alexanderi var. Geometrizans Collection 0:17:54 Mature Euphorbia poisonii 0:18:09 Selenicereus grandiflorus 0:18:23 Ceraria namaquanum (AKA Portulacaria namaquensis) 0:18:36 Pachypodium species 0:18:45 Euphorbia columnaris 0:18:57 Cyphostemma currorii 0:19:24 Pachypodium brevicaule (Grafted) 0:19:53 Ferobergia pootsii (Seed Grown by Bill) 0:20:15 Large Agave victoriae-reginae ‘White Rhino’ 0:20:38 Tephrocactus Clusters 0:20:47 Astrophytum Collection 0:21:00 Astrophytum myriostigma ‘Fukuryu’ 0:21:20 Melocactus Collection 0:21:55 The Famous Giant Ferobergia pootsii 0:21:03 Crested Copiapoas 0:22:12 Monstrose Copiapoa tenuissima 0:22:18 Ariocarpus and Alluaudia ascendens 0:22:34 Copiapoa cinerea Collection 0:23:08 Pilosocereus cephalocereus palmeri 0:23:26 Mammillaria plumosa Collection 0:23:45 Admiring the Cacti Columns 0:23:53 Crested Pachycereus pringlei and Stenocereus thurberi 0:24:08 Operculicarya decaryi 0:24:14 Bye! 0:24:17 Outro