Cactus and Succulents - Ultra Soil Blend

Calibanus hookeri

Large caudex, 1 to 2 feet, with grassy leaves, winter-growing, outside in Bay Area

Caralluma baldratii

Orbea baldratii

Narrow-stemmed Stapeliad with deep burgundy starfish-shaped flowers.

 

Caralluma europaea

Low-growing, mat-forming Stapeliad with small burgundy carrion-flowers. Will grow best if allowed to go cool in winter, but protect from frost.

Caralluma socotrana

Whitish branches, spreads readily, lots of red flowers on the tips in summer. Bare stems look like bleached coral. Large clumps 10-12″ tall. Rot-prone in winter makes it difficult to keep alive through to spring.

Caralluma speciosa

Stunning clusters of burgundy flowers with golden-yellow throats. Forms large clumps up to 3ft tall. Soft, green, euphorbia-like 4-sided stems. Regular water in the hottest parts of the summer, do not overwater in winter.

Ceiba speciosa

Bottle tree to 50 ft. in ground with dense thorns on trunk. Deciduous.

Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa

Caudex develops “pimples,” or fissures, as it ages. In the Cucurbitaceae family, forms wild-growing vines with large lobed green leaves and large yellow-green squash-blossom flowers.

Ceraria pygmaea

Portulacaria pygmaea

Natural bonsai shrub succulent, to 8″h., with small thick green leaves. Stems can get 4″ thick.

Cereus “Fairy Castle”

C. hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus fa. monstrose “Fairy Castles”
C. peruvianus fa. monstrose

Large clusters of tightly spaced stems, to 2ft tall.

Cereus fa. monstrose

C. peruvianus fa. monstrose

Scalloped columns, blue; varies – some specimens very branchy, tall

Cereus fa. monstrose “Rojo”

C. peruvianus fa. monstrose “Rojo”
C. repandus fa. monstruosus cv. “Rojo”

Large white night-blooming flowers pollinated by bats, will produce edible fruit in hillside areas with bat populations.

Cereus forbesii

C. validus

Tree-like. Blue stems will grow wide and branchy. Long spines, come in red fade to gray. Large pink flowers with burgundy-red sepals.

Cereus forbesii “Spiralis”

C. validus fa. spiralis

An unusual cactus with a striking helical growth pattern. Native to South America, this cultivar is a form of Cereus forbesii that develops a dramatic spiral as it matures, often forming five to nine distinct ribs that curl around the columnar stem. It can grow several feet tall and produces large, night-blooming white flowers followed by reddish-purple fruit.

Cereus peruvianus

C. repandus
C. hildmannianus

30ft tall tree-like cactus. Branches from base and further up with segmented stems. Bright red edible fruit, known as Cactus Apples.

Cereus uruguayanus

C. hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus

Tall, columnar, branching cactus with large summer night-blooms

Cereus “Ming Thing”

C. validus fa. monstrose “Ming Thing”

A blue cactus with short and lumpy monstrose growth, to 12″ tall. Do not overwater, it is slow growing and likes to be dry.

Ceropegia dichotoma

Upright succulent stems, 2-3ft, with small deciduous leaves that drop off in spring. Flowers in winter, with yellow blooms at the nodes of the stem. A unique container specimen.

Cheiridopsis purpurea

Large clumps of dwarf pairs of leaves, multiple pairs per branch. Silvery green with speckles. Winter growing and winter flowering. Lot’s of purple to magenta flowers. Prefers hot dry summers.

Cissus quadrangularis

Freely branching, 4-sided stems, small leaves at the joints. Has been used medicinally since ancient times. Great for hanging baskets.

Cissus tuberosa

Caudex-forming vine in the grape family; aerial roots, small fruit

Cleistocactus fieldianus

Clusters of slow-growing, erect and narrow, notched stems with thick white spines, sometimes splay outward. Vibrant red tubular flowers.