Soil

Echeveria “Hortencia”

Large colorful hybrid. Rosettes to 12″ across. Deep burgundy-purple leaves in full sun. Wavy leaf edges.

Echeveria “Latte Rose”

E. agavoides x E. lilacina

Unusual waxy coffee-colored brownish rose-tinged rosettes. Full sun at the coast, afternoon shade inland. Great for rock gardens.

Echeveria “Mahogany”

Rosettes 8-12″ on thick succulent stalk with deep burgundy-red leaves and wavy edges. Red flowers in fall.

Echeveria “Neon Breakers”

PP21,406

Thick wavy neon-pink succulent leaves. Slow growing, generally solitary. Great in rock gardens. 8″ rosettes.

Echeveria “Red Ruffles”

E. gibbiflora “Red Ruffles”

Large ruffly rosettes to 16″, bluish inner leaves to reddish outer leaves with bright red tips.

Echeveria “Sahara”

Blue rosettes with stunning ruffled pink edges. Likes to cluster, pink flowers in spring sometimes in early winter.

Echidnopsis cereiformis

Synonym:
Echidnopsis nubica (burgundy petal form)

Family: Apocynaceae (former Asclepiadaceae)

Small, lumpy stapeliad with tiny yellow to burgundy flowers. Forms a dense, clumping, mat overtime.

Habitat:
Small lithophyte that grows in the shade between rocks in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Eritrea

Cultivation:
Should be watered once every 1 to 2 weeks during the summer, keep dry in winter. Grow in an extremely well draining media (mostly pumice), a mix of decomposed granite (DG) and pumice works very well!

A note on nomenclature:
The clone we carry has a yellow center and burgundy petals. According to some texts this form should be referred to as Echidnopsis nubica, whereas others refer to it as a synonym of Echidnopsis cereiformis, which stereotypically has solid yellow flowers.

Echinocactus platyacanthus

Slow growing, but one of the largest barrel cactus at 5ft across and eventually to 7-8ft tall. Stays small, grows slow, in a pot. Frost Tender, keep dry in winter.

Echinocereus engelmannii

Large clusters of very spiny stems, Can reach 12″ tall. Light purple flowers in spring or early summer.

Echinocereus laui

Columnar to 8″ with large vibrant pink flowers. Will form small clumps. Central spines are red.

Echinocereus rayonesensis

Spiny small hedgehog cactus, groups of narrow vertical stems grow 2-3ft wide. White spines. Pink-purple flowers. Cold hardy but keep dry in winter.

Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. fitchii

E. reichenbachii v. albertii

Found among the brushland along the Rio Grande in South Texas. Listed as Endangered. Branches basally. Stems will get to 16 inch high by 4″ across. Fragrant magenta flowers.