Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun

Beschorneria “Flamingo Glow”

Gorgeous variegation with cream stripe down the center of narrow green leaves. Flamingo-pink 6ft bloom stalks with pendant flowers in summer.

Bombax ellipticum

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Deciduous tree with succulent stems and large green/brown caudex, can form a tree over 10ft. tall. Large green leaves are smaller and red in full sun.

Boophone disticha

Boophane disticha

South African bulbs spherical to 20″, rippling leaves in a fan, red flowers. Poisonous.

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Abundant thin green pads and bright yellow flowers. Grows tall, tree-like with a large round trunk forming.

 

Bulbine aff diphylla

Grows in rocky soils, lots of sun. Bulbous base, narrow green upright leaves. Yellow flowers. Winter growing.

Bulbine latifolia

Clump-forming shrubby rosettes, w/yellow blooms attractive to hummingbirds

Bulbine margarethae x haworthioides

Will form a small underground caudex. Yellow flowers. We grow them outside in the Bay Area year round, hardy if in very fast draining soil, though we don’t know how cold hardy.

Bulbine mesembryanthemoides

Also Bulbine mesembryanthoides

Small fat windowed green leaves with translucent tops. Grows in rocky soils. Winter growing. Goes dormant in summer, often down to the ground. Flowers in spring. Easy to grow in fast draining soils.

Bursera fagaroides

Bonsai tree, large caudex w/fragrant sap and peeling bark. Can grow 5ft tall and lots of wild branches. Deciduous in winter.

Bursera hindsiana

Grows well in mild coastal climates. Large shrub eventually growing to 16ft tall. The Copal resin can be used for incense and fragrances. Tiny white flowers, small red berries.

Bursera microphylla

Freely branching shrub, natural bonsai; papery white bark, small leaflet pairs. Has a swollen, succulent trunk resembling elephant legs. Small creamy white flowers in summer.

Bursera simplicifolia

Slow growing shrub, natural bonsai; rare; caudex with peeling bark. Can get to 10 feet tall.

Calibanus hookeri

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

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.

Carnegiea gigantea

Classic giant cactus from the American Southwest. Slow growing. Will grow their first arm around 75-100 years old and can live 150-200 years. Some populations hardy to 15F if dry in winter.

“It can take 10 years for a saguaro cactus to reach 1 inch in height. By 70 years of age, a saguaro cactus can reach 6 and a half feet tall, and will finally start to produce their first flowers. By 95-100 years in age, a saguaro cactus can reach a height of 15-16 feet, and could start to produce its first arm.”

https://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/saguaro-cactus.htm

 

Ceiba speciosa

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

Ceraria pygmaea

Portulacaria pygmaea

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

Cereus fa. monstrose

C. peruvianus fa. monstrose

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