Solitary barrel with vibrant red spines. Slow growing, densely spined. 12 inch diameter, eventually growing 3ft tall. Keep dry in winter.
Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Sonoran desert red fire barrel; very dry, rocky soil.
Ferocactus emoryi
Large barrel to 40″d; blooms young; hooked spines
Ferocactus glaucescens
Solitary or multistemmed globular barrels to 20″d. Bluish hue, flattened top, brownish-yellow recurved spines.
Ferocactus gracilis
Solitary cylindrical to 5ft. tall, 12″ diameter
Ferocactus gracilis ssp. coloratus
Baja native; solitary barrel to 12″ dia., eventually 4′ tall
Ferocactus hamatacanthus
Solitary barrel to 12″ dia., eventually 2′ tall;
Ferocactus herrerae
F. wislizeni v. herrerae
Solitary cylindrical to 6ft. tall, 18″d. Yellow/red flowers
Ferocactus histrix
Widespread throughout Mexico. Large barrel to 24+ inches across, will eventually form a column to nearly 4ft tall. While once considered sacred, they are now harvested as a part of the candy industry.
Ferocactus latispinus
Large barrel to 18″d.; blooms young; very thick hooked spines
Ferocactus macrodiscus
Barrel cactus that grows usually flattened, 12-16″ d., often partially submerged in the soil.
Ferocactus pottsi
Solitary barrel to 16″ dia., eventually 3′ tall
Ferocactus robustus
Large clusters can reach 15ft wide; yellow flowers
Ferocactus stainesii
F. pilosus
Generally solitary, fast grower, to 24″; new spines bright red
Ferocactus tiburonensis
F. wislizeni v. tiburonensis
Large barrel to 3ft. tall; red blooms, very thick hooked spines
Ferocactus viridescens
Solitary barrels grow along the Southern California coast to 12″ tall.
Ferocactus wislizeni
Usually solitary to 30″ d.; striped orange/red blooms, narrow curved spines
Ferraria crispa
Bizzare Iris-relative emerges in fall with unique silver-green succulent “airplane-wing” leaves. Extraordinary, intricate blooms follow Winter through Spring, with the added bonus of carrion fragrance! Summer dormant, keep dry until Fall rains.
Ficus palmeri
Caudiciform tree. Unique tree that develops a swollen base when young and a white trunk with papery bark. Lives on rocky cliff faces and makes a beautiful bonsai specimen. Drought deciduous. Very slow growing to form a large caudex first and then trunk height later.
Ficus umbellata
Caudiciform tree, will slowly develop a 2ft swollen base and makes a beautiful houseplant bonsai specimen. Drought deciduous. Large, glossy heart-shaped green leaves.
Fouquieria campanulata
F. splendens ssp. campanulata
Rare ocotillo subspecies
Fouquieria columnaris
Idria columnaris
Thick base, spiny branches covered in small green leaves. Dormant in summer; Slow grower to 50ft.
Fouquieria diguetii
Summer growing – requires some watering through the warmer months. Short thick trunk with multiple branches and orange/red tubular flowers attractive to hummingbirds. Keep dry in winter.
Fouquieria formosa
spiny shrub upright to 25ft.; red flowers in spring
Fouquieria macdougalii
Striated trunk to 15ft.; Open branching. Large sprays of red blooms on the tips of the branches in spring and fall, blooms when young. Grows well in rocky or sandy soils. Can leaf out any time there is rain, summer or winter.
Fouquieria purpusii
Large green trunk, with varied bark and corky spine scars, upright to 12ft.
Fouquieria splendens
Classic Ocotillo from the Mojave and Colorado deserts; spiny stems, red flowers in spring. Long growing branches will leaf out with summer rains, grow to 20ft+.
Frithia pulchra
Clumping succulent with 1″l. leaves; very low water, primarily in summer months; partial shade
Furcraea bedinghausii
3 to 4ft long blade like leaves form a large round rosette and the bottom leaves will droop and form a skirt around the trunk.
Furcraea foetida
Large green rosettes to 8ft., large numbers of bulbils on bloom stalks
