and Ross Valley Nursery
P. azureus
Tree-like to 30+ft. tall; glaucous stems, golden spines.
Stunning waxy blue cactus with golden spines and wool along the ribs. Can be grown outside during the summer but should be kept inside, or dry under an overhang for the winter in the Bay Area.
Soft, fragrant, small green leaves. Natural bonsai, swollen stems, will form a caudex of up to 50mm. Lavender spur flowers. Can grow from cuttings.
Soft fuzzy aromatic leaves that smell like camphor or menthol. Purple spur-flowers. Great for hanging baskets.
Soft, fragrant, small and chubby green leaves. Stays under 1 ft. tall.
Minty aroma, can be used in cooking. Soft fuzzy aromatic leaves, purple flowers. great for hanging baskets.
Pairs of purple leaves, mostly solitary. Low water.
Pairs of wide leaves, mostly solitary; can have many blooms, yellow flowers.
Tree to 8ft. tall indoor; fragrant blooms, bright sun. Dry in winter. Fragrant flowers.
Tree to 8ft. tall indoor; fragrant blooms, bright sun. Dry in winter. Fragrant flowers.
Tree-like growth with branches growing at the top. Curved trunk when grown from seed. Chartreuse night-flowers, edible “chichituna” red fruit. Branches wide, grows to 15ft. tall.
Small leaves, succulent branches; generally scrubby to 12ft., Good for Bonsai.
Small leaves, green to bright yellow with succulent branches; Good for Bonsai.
Features bright green leaves on red-brown stems. When mature, develops a fissured and corky bark on the trunk. Slow growing, easy to care for. Sprays of pink blooms in spring throught summer.
Small leaves, grows tall and narrow. Slow growing, easy to care for. Sprays of white/pink blooms in spring throught summer.
Small striped leaves, low and sprawling.
Grows tall and narrow. This form has the largest leaves in the species. Slow growing, easy to care for. Sprays of white/pink blooms in spring throught summer.
Rare Stapeliad with stunning clusters of small green and white flowers. Blob-like plant starts fairly square and cube-like but turns more blob-like as it grows to 5″. Watering is tricky – regular water in summer when hot and sunny, lower water in winter but not none – do not over or under water! More heat in summer means more water – can take very hot temperatures. Protect from Frost.
Probably P. cubiformis x P. migiurtinus
Rare Stapeliad with stunning clusters of small burgundy flowers. Blob-like plant will form a slight column and can even branch. Watering is tricky – regular water in summer when hot and sunny, lower water in winter but not none – do not over or under water!
Rare Stapeliad with stunning clusters of small burgundy flowers. Blob-like plant will form a slight column and can even branch. Watering is tricky – regular water in summer when hot and sunny, lower water in winter but not none – do not over or under water!
Caudiciform opuntioid. Prostrate stems, large underground roots. Can lose all above ground stems in winter. Copper-orange flowers. Keep cool and dry in winter.
Large terrestrial bromeliad; stiff leaves with fragile teeth. Blue blooms on tall stalks
Large terrestrial bromeliad; stiff leaves with fragile teeth; giant red bloom stalks
Small hybrid cross-breed; thick pointy leaves, subtle variegation
Shrubby trees in the Opuntioideae Subfamily to 50 ft. tall.
Small clumps of a few thick leaves in rocky soils. Tuberous roots. Yellow flowers spring and summer.
Sulcorebutia arenacea
Small clumps of 1-2″ round stems, yellow flowers.
R. fiebrigii var. densiseta
Small clusters of small stems, orange flowers
Small clusters of small round stems. Dark green flesh hidden behind dark brown spines. Dark red flowers.
Clumping small 2″ barrels with orange blooms in spring. Very distinctive with silver white spines. Stems grow only a few inches tall.
“Short Spined” variety
Clustering small stems, variable red to magenta flowers, spiraling ribs with prominent tubercles. Elongate areoles. Short, tiny brown spines. Purple-tinged stems in full sun.