Cactus and Succulents

Euphorbia rossii

Rocky slopes, endangered in habitat. Spiny stems, narrow green crinkly leaves. Will lose leaves in winter. Orange-brown flowers. Branches in all directions.

Euphorbia schoenlandii

E. fasciculata

Vertical stems to 20″h., spine-like leaf-clumps, narrow ephemeral leaves. Prominent tubercles bearing long peduncles that harden into spines.

Euphorbia squarrosa

Green spiny branches atop an irregular caudex which is underground in habitat. Green inflorescence with yellow and red centers.

Euphorbia suzannae

Multi-ribbed globe with prominent tubercules and tap root. Forms clusters. Greenish brown flowers with sulphur-yellow centers.

Euphorbia teke

Thickets of small arborescent green stems. Large green leaves at stem tips, drop quickly in full sun.

Euphorbia tirucalli

Pencil-like stems. Will grow to a fully branched 20ft. tall tree where hardy outside in the ground. Grows well indoor as a houseplant, 7 to 8 ft. tall. Red-tipped in full sun. The milky latext sap is poisonous and can cause skin irritation. One of the most poisonous houseplants. Keep away from children.

Euphorbia trichadenia

Yellow flowers with frilled edges in the forks of the leaves. Large cork-like caudex grows 8-10″. Strappy green leaves in vining stems.

Euphorbia trigona

E. hermentiana

Lots of tight vertical branches, leafy; green with white patterning. Can grow to 8 to 12ft tall, but can be kept below 8ft indoor in a pot with very low watering, good sun, and not too much fertilizer.

Euphorbia trigona “Rubra”

E. hermentiana

Lots of tight vertical branches, leafy; green with white patterning with a hint of red will turn bright red in sun. Can grow to 8 to 12ft tall, but can be kept below 8ft indoor in a pot with very low watering, good sun, and not too much fertilizer.

 

Euphorbia umbraculiformis

Wide spreading branches with green-leafed rosettes at the ends through the summer and fall. Keep dry in winter.

Euphorbia unispina

Forms a small cluster of tall stems, to 12ft., with an outcropping of green leaves at the top. Keep indoor in winter. Fast draining soil.

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.