Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun

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 macrodiscus

Barrel cactus that grows usually flattened, 12-16″ d., often partially submerged in the soil.

Ferocactus tiburonensis

F. wislizeni v. tiburonensis

Large barrel to 3ft. tall; red blooms, very thick hooked spines

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 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 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

Furcraea macdougalii

Large rosette with toothy 6ft long blue-green leaves. Trunk 10 to 20t. Spectacluar in the garden if you have room, fast growing with hot summers.

Gasteraloe “Green Gold”

Low growing rosette of thick gold-green leaves with small white spotting. Turns orange in full sun. Flowers are coral pink.