Cactus and Succulents

Faucaria bosscheana

Small green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth glossy surface. Variable, can be nearly toothless. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes. Yellow flowers.

Faucaria felina

Green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth surface. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes.

Faucaria tuberculosa

F. felina ssp. tuberculosa

A dark-green leafed mesemb, with teeth-like tubercules on surface

Fenestraria aurantiaca

2-3″ clusters. Transparent tips are the characteristic windowed leaves. In habitat the leaves hide below the surface and only the windowed tips are visible. Rot-prone: low water, or mist. Flowers range from off-white to yellow/gold.

While commonly known as F. aurantiaca, can be found as F. rhopalophylla subsp. aurantiaca with yellow flowers and subsp. rhopalophylla with white flowers.

Fenestraria rhopalophylla

2-3″ clusters. Transparent tips are the characteristic windowed leaves. In habitat the leaves hide below the surface and only the windowed tips are visible. Rot-prone: low water, or mist. Flowers are white.

While commonly known as F. aurantiaca, can be found as F. rhopalophylla subsp. rhopalophylla with white flowers and subsp. aurantiaca with yellow flowers.

Ferocactus

The barrel cacti of the North American deserts, globose to cylindrical forms.

Ferocactus glaucescens

Solitary or multistemmed globular barrels to 20″d. Bluish hue, flattened top, brownish-yellow recurved spines.

Ferocactus herrerae

F. wislizeni v. herrerae

Solitary cylindrical to 6ft. tall, 18″d. Yellow/red flowers

Ferocactus histrix

Widespread throughout Mexico. Large barrel to 24+ inches across, will eventually form a column to nearly 4ft tall. While once considered sacred, they are now harvested as a part of the candy industry.

Ferocactus macrodiscus

Barrel cactus that grows usually flattened, 12-16″ d., often partially submerged in the soil.

Ferocactus tiburonensis

F. wislizeni v. tiburonensis

Large barrel to 3ft. tall; red blooms, very thick hooked spines

Ferocactus wislizeni

Usually solitary to 30″ d.; striped orange/red blooms, narrow curved spines

Ferraria crispa

Bizzare Iris-relative emerges in fall with unique silver-green succulent “airplane-wing” leaves. Extraordinary, intricate blooms follow Winter through Spring, with the added bonus of carrion fragrance! Summer dormant, keep dry until Fall rains.

Ficus “Ginseng”

Ficus microcarpa

Caudiciform tree, will slowly develop a swollen base and makes a beautiful houseplant natural bonsai specimen. Glossy green leaves. In the ground is a full size tree, ancient specimens growing over 100ft tall.

Can be grown indoor as a tropical houseplant, can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate water, some humidity.

Ficus palmeri

Caudiciform tree. Unique tree that develops a swollen base when young and a white trunk with papery bark. Lives on rocky cliff faces and makes a beautiful bonsai specimen. Drought deciduous. Very slow growing to form a large caudex first and then trunk height later.

Ficus petiolaris

Red-veined green leaves. Large caudex base. Will grow 10-20ft tall (to over 75ft in habitat), very slowly.