Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Hardy groundcover bromeliad; yellow flowers
Cactus and Succulents
Abromeitiella lorentziana
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Tropical – shrubby, climbing, sprawling arms; night-blooming
Acanthostachys pitcairnioides
Adenia glauca
Large stem caudex with taproot; vining w/broad lobed leaves
Adenia spinosa
Caudex to 8ft. prefers shade while the 6ft. long vines prefer sun; keep warm and dry in winter
Adenia venenata
Tree-like caudiciform 2 feet around and can grow 10 feet tall. Palmate leaves.
Adenia viridiflora
Adenia volkensii
Grows thickened roots and a small caudex. Woody branches. Leaves palmate when mature.
Adenium arabicum
Rare; large caudex base with long stems, bonsai style. Dry in winter.
Adenium arabicum “Shada”
Large caudex base with long stems, small pink flowers. Bloom food in spring.
Adenium boehmianum
Adenium obesum
Caudex base with long stems. Often hybridized for a variety of flowers.
Adenium obesum “Chubby Tubby”
Beautiful cultivar with fat caudex base and stubby stems.
Adenium obesum “Picotee”
Seed-grown cultivar with stunning white and vibrant pink-edged flowers. Will grow large irregular caudex.
Adenium socotranum
Very rare. Grows in rocky soils in areas with high winds off the horn of Africa. Large caudex to 8ft. Pale pink flowers, not often seen in cultivation.
Adenium somalense
Caudex base with tall stems, strappy leaves
Adenium swazicum
Caudex base with long stems, bonsai style, flowers when young. Dwarf, shrubby.
Adromischus cristatus
Small, thick curly-edged leaves, to 4″ across with aerial roots
Adromischus filicaulis
Slow growing, spotted grey-green leaves. Rot prone. Make sure you have very fast draining soil.
Adromischus hummels
South African dense clumps of succulent leaves, spring bloomer
Adromischus maculatus
Round, purple-spotted leaves, to 4″ tall; leaves drop and root easily.
Adromischus marianae fa. herrei
A. marianae var. immaculatus
Weird lumpy succulent with small branches, slow growing. Grows in the granite hills of Little Namaqualand. Rot prone in summer and winter.
Adromischus rupicola
Aechmea cylindrata
Aechmea fasciata
Stiff, upright w/arching leaves; pink/purple flowers
Aechmea nudicaulis “Burle Marx”
Aechmea recurvata
2ft. terrestrial bromeliad; stiff leaves w/pinkish bloom stalks
Aechmea recurvata v. benrathii
Long recurved leaves turn bright red when rosette is ready to bloom and will produce many small lavender flowers.
Aeonium “Ballerina”
Red-tipped leaves in sunny locations, green in shade, with multiple 8″ rosettes forming a low mound. Great as a ground cover. Yellow flowers in early spring.