and Ross Valley Nursery
Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PP31137
Will form tight clumps of soft-leaved rosettes. Recurved leaves have distinct white margins. Subtle red spots adorn the center stripe. Blushes pink in full sun. A stunning variegated focal point for a garden. Great in containers. Deer resistant.
Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PP32070
Small and compact, with attractive silver-gray coloration. Sculpted, edged leaves with subtle red flecks. Great in containers. Deer resistant.
Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PP29599
Colorful hybrid with assertive teeth that start yellow and mature through orange to a deep maroon. The teeth contrast well with the glaucous leaves that have just a hint of spotting. Deer resistant.
Agave x Manfreda Hybrid, PPAF
Thick arching nearly black leaves with red marginal spines, with a waviness as the curve outward. Great in containers. Deer resistant.
Agave x Manfreda Hybrid, PP29642
Thick arching blue green leaves freckled with purple spots. In full sun the leaves’ waxy coating will look silvery white, less pronounced with part sun. Great in containers. Deer resistant.
Large perennial bulb with broad green leaves and Winter grower, dormant in summer. Protect from freezes. Large pale flowers in the center of the paired leaves with prominent erect stamens. In habitat these are pollinated by gerbils.
Our grower has indicated that Massonia depressa in the nursery trade may actually be Massonia setulosa, based on examining the flowers. They are certain this is M. setulosa.
Large perennial bulb with broad green leaves and Winter grower, dormant in summer. Protect from freezes. Large pale flowers in the center of the paired leaves with prominent erect stamens, yellow anthers.
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.
Stems flattened globose to 6″. Thought to be ethnobotanical. Orange-red funnel-shaped flowers. Endangered in habitat. Sometimes spineless.
M. aurantiaca subs. polzii
2-3″ stems, tubular red flowers. Small clusters.
Highly variable, mostly green. Round 10″ across to 20″ tall. Large cephalium when mature with small pale pink flowers. 10 to 20 ribs.
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.
Caudiciform mesemb to 30″. Semi-deciduous, branches can be cut back to the caudex as it grows.
Cucurbit caudiciform vine with small orange-yellow flowers. Caudex to 12″, can vine 10 to 20 feet.
Euphorbia neococcinea
Thick green stems, bright red flowers. Will develop a 6″ caudex, vining stems can reach over 3ft. Broad leaves in shadier conditions.
Euphorbia echinulata
Classic hooded Monadenium flowers. Deciduous. Keep dry when dormant. Will form a small knobby caudex eventually.
Euphorbia invenusta
Small caudex, 3ft. stems. Green-veined leaflets surround yellow inflorescence
Euphorbia ritchei
Stems to 16″, small leaves at tips, tiny pink blooms. Dry in winter
Euphorbia neorubella
Small caudex, 12″ striped stems; Pink flowers. Can be grown from stem cuttings
Low and shrubby, in the Crassula Family (Crassulaceae). Thick elliptical leaves. Erect stems to 6″.
Mediterranean climate succulent groundcover with small yellow flowers. Tight clumps, rounded leaves, grows in rocky crevices.
Large clusters of very spiny prostrate stems. Orange-red flowers in spring or early summer.
M. geometrizans “Fukurokuryuzinboku”
Monstrose form with prominent tubercules, slow growing.
Well-branched, tree-like to 12ft.; clustered sparkly white flowers, edible berries.
Stunning, slow-growing, densely crested cactus. Bluish in full sun. Tends not to bloom or set fruit as much as the non-crested species.
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 “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.
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.
Large clusters of very bright red 6″ rosettes on this semi-hardy terrestrial bromeliad.
Large clusters of very bright red 6″ rosettes on this semi-hardy terrestrial bromeliad.