Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun

Mangave “Pineapple Express”

Agave x Manfreda hybrid
PP28613

Deep green waxy leaves with dark purple spotting makes this plant pop! More upright than other Mangave varieties, this plant makes a big statement in small areas. Pups over time. Deer resistant.

Mangave “Pineapple Punch”

Aave x Manfreda hybrid
PP32041

Deep green waxy leaves with wide yellow margins and dark purple spotting, esp. in full sun. More upright than other Mangave varieties, this plant makes a big statement in small areas. Pups over time. Deer resistant.

Mangave “Praying Hands”

Aave x Manfreda hybrid
PP34,508

Leaves curve back in, looking like an artichoke. Dark green-blue leaves with prominent red terminal spines. Fast Growing.

Mangave “Purple People Eater”

Agave x Manfreda, PPAF

Smokey purple new leaves with subtle burgundy speckling and bright orange teeth. Leaves age to a blue green. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

 

Mangave “Racing Stripes”

Agave x Manfreda
PP31251

Dark green leaves arch up with a bright green stripe running down the center. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

Mangave “Red Wing”

Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PPAF

Fantastic mid-size red hybrid that will make quite the statement in your garden! Long cupped leaves are deep red with some freckles in the full sun, green at the base if in a bit of shade. Deer resistant.

 

Mangave “Snow Leopard”

Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PP31137

Will form tight clumps of soft-leaved rosettes. Recurved leaves have distinct white margins. Subtle red spots adorn the center stripe. Blushes pink in full sun. A stunning variegated focal point for a garden. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

Mangave “Sponge Paint”

Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PP32070

Small and compact, with attractive silver-gray coloration. Sculpted, edged leaves with subtle red flecks. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

Mangave “Tooth Fairy”

Agave x Manfreda hybrid, PP29599

Colorful hybrid with assertive teeth that start yellow and mature through orange to a deep maroon. The teeth contrast well with the glaucous leaves that have just a hint of spotting. Deer resistant.

 

 

Mangave “Night Owl”

Agave x Manfreda Hybrid, PPAF

Thick arching nearly black leaves with red marginal spines, with a waviness as the curve outward. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

Mangave “Silver Fox”

Agave x Manfreda Hybrid, PP29642

Thick arching blue green leaves freckled with purple spots. In full sun the leaves’ waxy coating will look silvery white, less pronounced with part sun. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

Matucana madisoniorum

Stems flattened globose to 6″. Thought to be ethnobotanical. Orange-red funnel-shaped flowers. Endangered in habitat. Sometimes spineless.

Matucana polzii

M. aurantiaca subs. polzii

2-3″ stems, tubular red flowers. Small clusters.

Melocactus azureus

Large, globular, blue-skinned with white-haired cephalium when mature. Will grow 10-12″ tall.

 

Melocactus disciformis

M. violaceus ssp. margaritaceus v. disciformis

Small globular, with white-haired cephalium when mature

Melocactus zehntneri

Highly variable, mostly green. Round 10″ across to 20″ tall. Large cephalium when mature with small pale pink flowers. 10 to 20 ribs.

Mestoklema arboriforme

Large bonsai plants with highly variable exposed rootstock, branches will reach 2 to 3 feet tall. Small flowers at the new growth on branch ends only. Small cylindrical leaves.

Mestoklema tuberosum

Caudiciform mesemb to 30″. Semi-deciduous, branches can be cut back to the caudex as it grows.

Mimosa pudica

Tropical herb to 5ft.; lightly spiny stems, leaves close to touch. Keep moist, grows well as a houseplant.

Mirabilis jalapa

Stunning vibrant pink flowers. Grows a small caudex, bushy stems and green leaves, to 3ft tall.

May have been cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal purposes.

Monadenium coccineum

Euphorbia neococcinea

Thick green stems, bright red flowers. Will develop a 6″ caudex, vining stems can reach over 3ft. Broad leaves in shadier conditions.

Monadenium ellenbeckii

Euphorbia bisellenbeckii

Shrub to 3’h. with several tender vertical stems, small leaves.

Monadenium invenustum

Euphorbia invenusta

Small caudex, 3ft. stems. Green-veined leaflets surround yellow inflorescence

Monadenium magnificum

Euphorbia magnifica

Thick green stems, large succulent green leaves, all topped with bright red inflorescence. Leaves come and go. Will form small caudex over time. Very low water.

Monadenium ritchei

Euphorbia ritchei

Stems to 16″, small leaves at tips, tiny pink blooms. Dry in winter

Monadenium rubellum

Euphorbia neorubella

Small caudex, 12″ striped stems; Pink flowers. Can be grown from stem cuttings

Monadenium stapelioides

Euphorbia succulenta
Euphorbia neostapelioides

Stems vertical to 12″; scoop-shaped leaves; tiny pink blooms

Monanthes anagensis

Low and shrubby, in the Crassula Family (Crassulaceae). Thick elliptical leaves. Erect stems to 6″.

Morangaya pensilis

Large clusters of very spiny prostrate stems. Orange-red flowers in spring or early summer.