Dwarf shrub to 12″, very branchy, yellow flowers
Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun
Euphorbia milii “Fireworks”
Dwarf shrub to 18″, upright branches. Stunning saturated red flowers sit atop variegated leaves and red spines.
Euphorbia milii “Red Speckles”
Medium-shrub, bright pink flowers with red speckles
Euphorbia milii “Salmon Dome”
Semi-dwarf shrub to 2′; densely covered with salmon-pink flowers
Euphorbia milii “Variegata”
Dwarf shrub to 18″, upright branches. Stunning saturated red flowers sit atop variegated leaves and red spines.
Euphorbia millotii
Deciduous shrub to 12″, branchy
Euphorbia moratii
Geophytic plants, endangered in habitat. Dwarf caudiciform base. Flowers in spring before new leaves appear at the growing tip in summer. Triangular cyathia.
Euphorbia neohumbertii
2 to 3ft. tall with large green leaves, prominent leaf scars.
Euphorbia ornithopus
Gets it’s name from the shape of the flowers, which some may categorize as looking like a bird’s foot. Low growing, spineless, and it forms a caudex. Leafless stems in all directions, often laying down at the ground.
Euphorbia pachypodioides
Spiny Euphorbia, smaller spines densely grouped. Short stems slow growing to 20″. Blue-green leaves with purplish undersides. Inflorescence on erect stems with red cyathia. Slow growing. Endangered in habitat where it grows in rocky areas.
Euphorbia petricola fa. cristata
Crested variety with close-set spines and square green stems. Generally can grow to 12″.
Euphorbia platyclada
Endemic to Madagscar’s endangered subtropical dry forests. Vertical leafless stems will lay flat as they grow.
Euphorbia polygona
6″ diameter stems can grow 1 to 2 ft. tall. Forms clumps from the base.
Euphorbia pseudocactus
Tall and cactus-like shrub with a wide spreading candelabra shape. Forms branches and will have tiny leaflets on the newer growth.
Euphorbia pubiglans
Small, to 12″h., branchy; long slender leaves and bloom stalks
Euphorbia resinifera
Large clumps of 4-sided vertical stems
Euphorbia royleana
Succulent shrub, branchy to 10ft.; large green leaves
Euphorbia squarrosa
Green spiny branches atop an irregular caudex which is underground in habitat. Green inflorescence with yellow and red centers.
Euphorbia teke
Thickets of small arborescent green stems. Large green leaves at stem tips, drop quickly in full sun.
Euphorbia tirucalli
Pencil-like stems. Will grow to a fully branched 20ft. tall tree where hardy outside in the ground. Grows well indoor as a houseplant, 7 to 8 ft. tall. Red-tipped in full sun. The milky latext sap is poisonous and can cause skin irritation. One of the most poisonous houseplants. Keep away from children.
Euphorbia unispina
Forms a small cluster of tall stems, to 12ft., with an outcropping of green leaves at the top. Keep indoor in winter. Fast draining soil.
Euphorbia x lomi “Salmon”
Shrub to 3′; covered with large salmon-pink flowers.
Fascicularia pitcairniifolia
Medium bromeliad to 30″; leaves turn red before blooming
Faucaria bosscheana
Small green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth glossy surface. Variable, can be nearly toothless. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes. Yellow flowers.
Faucaria felina
Green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth surface. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes.
Faucaria tuberculosa
F. felina ssp. tuberculosa
A dark-green leafed mesemb, with teeth-like tubercules on surface
Faumatium hybrid
Faucaria x Stomatium
Burgundy and green leaves with white speckles protruding in all directions. Toothless hybrid mesemb w/smooth surface. Tight clumps of mini rosettes.
Fenestraria aurantiaca
2-3″ clusters. Transparent tips are the characteristic windowed leaves. In habitat the leaves hide below the surface and only the windowed tips are visible. Rot-prone: low water, or mist. Flowers range from off-white to yellow/gold.
While commonly known as F. aurantiaca, can be found as F. rhopalophylla subsp. aurantiaca with yellow flowers and subsp. rhopalophylla with white flowers.
Fenestraria rhopalophylla
2-3″ clusters. Transparent tips are the characteristic windowed leaves. In habitat the leaves hide below the surface and only the windowed tips are visible. Rot-prone: low water, or mist. Flowers are white.
While commonly known as F. aurantiaca, can be found as F. rhopalophylla subsp. rhopalophylla with white flowers and subsp. aurantiaca with yellow flowers.
Ferocactus
The barrel cacti of the North American deserts, globose to cylindrical forms.