M. geometrizans “Fukurokuryuzinboku”
Monstrose form with prominent tubercules, slow growing.
M. geometrizans “Fukurokuryuzinboku”
Monstrose form with prominent tubercules, slow growing.
Well-branched, tree-like to 12ft.; clustered sparkly white flowers, edible berries.
Stunning, slow-growing, densely crested cactus. Bluish in full sun. Tends not to bloom or set fruit as much as the non-crested species.
New form from the M. “Elite Crest”, has lost the crest but is now a fa. monstrose. This form seems to be stable as a monstrose, and will not crest or revert to species. Blue in full sun.
Myrtillocactus “Crest”
Stunning, slow-growing, densely crested cactus. A number of different clones have more or less dense crests. Bluish in full sun. Tends not to bloom or set fruit as much as the non-crested species.
Neocardenasia herzogiana
Tall columnar cactus with large brown central spines surrounded by smaller white spines (6-8). Branches midway up the trunk and will form a large cluster of vertical branches. Edible fruit.
Large clusters of very bright red 6″ rosettes on this semi-hardy terrestrial bromeliad.
Desert Perennial. Related to yuccas, they have large infloresences on tall stalks. Prefers lots of sun and very little water.
Slow growing with arching large heads of thin, silvery-green, somewhat drooping foliage. Mature plants produce 4ft bloom stalks in Spring covered with small cream colered fragrant flowers.
Succulent, 1/2″ wide soft pointed leaves form a large 5ft. dia. head on a slow growing trunk. Fine, creamy blooms on a tall spike.
Slow growing with arching lightly serrated, but blunt, leaves. Mature plants produce 4ft bloom stalks in the Spring covered in thousands of small creamy yellow fragrant flowers.
Parodia rutilans v. roseiflorus
Generally solitary, black spines fade to grey. Purple bloom w/whitish centers only open in heat (80F+)
Globular, solitary plant to 5″d. with thick taproot; spiral leaves. Collected to near extinction, it is found in limestone soils in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Slow-growing, thorny, deciduous tree with swollen trunk/caudex
Succulent bonsai tree in the Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae) with thickened roots that can be further exposed as the plant grows. Deciduous. Slow growing, no frost. Small pinnate leaves are a little bit larger and greener in shade; Tiny and deep red in full sun.
Small pads, will grow 3 feet tall. Very spiny pads turn purple in winter.
O. engelmanii “Big Sky”
Large brown spines, 8-10″ pads. Will grow 6 to 8 feet tall. A robust and large selection.
O. rufida “Desert Gem”
Small prickly pear with lots of glochids to 10″ w/orange flowers
Fast growing to 2ft, hot pink flowers. Covered in long white 4″ spines that glow silver when backlit. Cold Hardy.
Large, cultivated variety with yellow flowers. Edible pads.
Green pads spread out to 4ft wide in a low growth pattern. Abundant orange flowers in spring. Moderately slow grower.
O. erinacea v. utahensis hybrid.
Low-spine. Spring bloom flush in crimson pink flowers, and sometimes winter.
Lime green pads, light rose-pink flowers. Low-spine, low-growing, cold hardy.
O. polyacantha var. hystricina, O. utahensis
Low growing, spreading prickly-pear cactus. Purple spots develop in cold weather. Brilliant carmine-pink flowers spring through summer.
Narrow variegated pads. Keep dry in winter. Great for indoor in a sunny window.
Classic blue cactus from the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Very low water, can handle high heat and winter cold if dry. Pink flowers. Loads of small glochids, very few spines. Will get 2 to 3 feet tall and spread 6 to 8 feet wide over time. Pads were used medicinally.
Compact variety. Smaller pads than the species, often heart-shaped. Will stay as low as 1 foot tall, but will spread 4 feet wide.
Thin purple pads, red blooms; Glochids, no central spines. Low growing, sprawling
Nopalea cochenillifera
Prickly pear to 10′; low-spine, delicious edible pads
Ovate pads, orange flowers. Can reach 10ft tall, and wide.