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One of my cacti is quickly headed to the great desert in the sky… look, don’t try to understand. It’s like losing a member of the family. The Chicago winter has been most unkind to it, and for that… I will have my revenge.

But, look! The circle of life! Death is not an end… it’s merely a rearrangement of energy… or some shit. The first sprouts have… uh… sprouted, as it were, from a couple of leaves that fell off one of my Jade plants. Their fruit is the ornamental stone of the same name. Seriously. Try garnishing a salad with some, your guests will just die!

I find it so fascinating how Jade and other succulents (freaky cousins of cacti) don’t have seeds, but instead grow new plants from fallen leaves or cuttings. It’s almost like they’re from outer space or something.