Caudiciform in the Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae). Round caudex will get more irregular as it grows. Spreading deciduous vines. Fast growing, easy to grow. Unique dark purple flowers.
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Matucana madisoniorum
Stems flattened globose to 6″. Thought to be ethnobotanical. Orange-red funnel-shaped flowers. Endangered in habitat. Sometimes spineless.
Matucana polzii
M. aurantiaca subs. polzii
2-3″ stems, tubular red flowers. Small clusters.
Melocactus zehntneri
Highly variable, mostly green. Round 10″ across to 20″ tall. Large cephalium when mature with small pale pink flowers. 10 to 20 ribs.
Mestoklema arboriforme
Large bonsai plants with highly variable exposed rootstock, branches will reach 2 to 3 feet tall. Small flowers at the new growth on branch ends only. Small cylindrical leaves.
Mestoklema tuberosum
Caudiciform mesemb to 30″. Semi-deciduous, branches can be cut back to the caudex as it grows.
Momordica rostrata
Cucurbit caudiciform vine with small orange-yellow flowers. Caudex to 12″, can vine 10 to 20 feet.
Monadenium coccineum
Euphorbia neococcinea
Thick green stems, bright red flowers. Will develop a 6″ caudex, vining stems can reach over 3ft. Broad leaves in shadier conditions.
Monadenium echinulatum
Euphorbia echinulata
Classic hooded Monadenium flowers. Deciduous. Keep dry when dormant. Will form a small knobby caudex eventually.
Monadenium invenustum
Euphorbia invenusta
Small caudex, 3ft. stems. Green-veined leaflets surround yellow inflorescence
Monadenium ritchei
Euphorbia ritchei
Stems to 16″, small leaves at tips, tiny pink blooms. Dry in winter
Monadenium rubellum
Euphorbia neorubella
Small caudex, 12″ striped stems; Pink flowers. Can be grown from stem cuttings
Monanthes anagensis
Low and shrubby, in the Crassula Family (Crassulaceae). Thick elliptical leaves. Erect stems to 6″.
Monanthes subcrassicaulis
Mediterranean climate succulent groundcover with small yellow flowers. Tight clumps, rounded leaves, grows in rocky crevices.
Myrtillocactus “Fukurokuryuzinboku”
M. geometrizans “Fukurokuryuzinboku”
Monstrose form with prominent tubercules, slow growing.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Well-branched, tree-like to 12ft.; clustered sparkly white flowers, edible berries.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans “Elite Crest”
Stunning, slow-growing, densely crested cactus. Bluish in full sun. Tends not to bloom or set fruit as much as the non-crested species.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans “Elite Monstrose”
New form from the M. “Elite Crest”, has lost the crest but is now a fa. monstrose. This form seems to be stable as a monstrose, and will not crest or revert to species. Blue in full sun.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans fa. cristata
Myrtillocactus “Crest”
Stunning, slow-growing, densely crested cactus. A number of different clones have more or less dense crests. Bluish in full sun. Tends not to bloom or set fruit as much as the non-crested species.
Neoraimondia herzogiana
Neocardenasia herzogiana
Tall columnar cactus with large brown central spines surrounded by smaller white spines (6-8). Branches midway up the trunk and will form a large cluster of vertical branches. Edible fruit.
Neoregelia “Adonis”
Large clusters of very bright red 6″ rosettes on this semi-hardy terrestrial bromeliad.
Neoregelia “Fireball”
Large clusters of very bright red 6″ rosettes on this semi-hardy terrestrial bromeliad.
Nolina bigelovii
Desert Perennial. Related to yuccas, they have large infloresences on tall stalks. Prefers lots of sun and very little water.
Nolina longifolia
Slow growing with arching large heads of thin, silvery-green, somewhat drooping foliage. Mature plants produce 4ft bloom stalks in Spring covered with small cream colered fragrant flowers.
Nolina matapensis
Succulent, 1/2″ wide soft pointed leaves form a large 5ft. dia. head on a slow growing trunk. Fine, creamy blooms on a tall spike.
Nolina nelsonii
Slow growing with arching lightly serrated, but blunt, leaves. Mature plants produce 4ft bloom stalks in the Spring covered in thousands of small creamy yellow fragrant flowers.
Notocactus roseiflorus
Parodia rutilans v. roseiflorus
Generally solitary, black spines fade to grey. Purple bloom w/whitish centers only open in heat (80F+)
Obregonia denegrii
Globular, solitary plant to 5″d. with thick taproot; spiral leaves. Collected to near extinction, it is found in limestone soils in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Ochagavia litoralis
Terrestrial Bromeliad
Slow growing grey-green rosette with strongly toothed leaves and pink flowers in summer. Looks best in full sun. Great in containers.
Operculicarya decaryi
Succulent bonsai tree in the Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae) with thickened roots that can be further exposed as the plant grows. Deciduous. Slow growing, no frost. Small pinnate leaves are a little bit larger and greener in shade; Tiny and deep red in full sun.