Vertical stems to 2ft.; frosted silver leaves; yellow flowers
Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun
Senecio praecox
Wild looking deciduous tree with many branches will get large bloom sprays with yellow daisy flowers on ends of undulating bare branches before new leaves.
Senecio scaposus
Caputia scaposa
Stemless clumps of silver finger-like leaves, 6-12″. Yellow daisy blooms. Drought tolerant.
Senecio serpens
S. repens, Kleinia repens
Thick blue tubular leaves, branches from base. Will spread quickly along the ground. Small white puffball compound flowers. Asteraceae, Daisy Family.
Senecio stapeliiformis
Winter-growing, upright variegated stems will recline as they grow tall. Bright red pom-pom bloom sprays.
Senecio tropaeolifolius
Large caudex with training stems that drop in winter and blue spear-shaped leaves.
Sesamothamnus lugardii
Curious spiny shrub, with enlarged Pachycaul base.
Seyrigia humbertii
Narrow fuzzy square stems, covered in white felt, start upright and trail over time, eventually vining, sending out tendrils and the stems will climb. Will form an underground caudex, forming small tubers. Small yellowish flowers. Keep in a warm location.
Seyrigia marnieri
Climbing succulent in the Cucurbitaceae family. Slender round stems, small flowers. Fleshy ovate fruit.
Sinningia cardinalis
Tuberous caudex, large leaves. Cardinal-red tubular blooms
Sinningia tubiflora
Tuberous caudex to 6″, stems to 12″. One of the few caudexes that can grow from leaf cuttings.
Sinocrassula yunnanensis
Small dark rosettes will form small clusters. Small rounded leaves. Bloom stalks appear above the rosettes, small white flowers. Very cold hardy, keep dry in winter. Grow best with moderate sun, can handle full sun or even light shade.
Stapelia divaricata
Soft upright stems 3-4″ tall; small variable flowers, cream-colored to light red with yellow centers. Some hairs on the outside edges of the flowers, but not on the surface of the petals. Has shallow roots.
Stapelia flavopurpurea
Stapeliad with fragrant 1″ star-shaped yellow flowers. Thick upright stems.
Stapelia gettleffii
Soft stems to 6″h., generally erect; large hairy burgundy blooms
Stapelia grandiflora
Soft stems to 12″h., generally erect; carrion blooms, 6″ to 24″
Stapelia hirsuta
Soft stems to 14″h; large carrion blooms, burgundy with hairs
Stapelia leendertziae
Erect green quadrangular stems, burgundy carrion flowers, 3″ across, cup-shaped.
Stapelia mutabilis
Erect greenish purple quadrangular stems, large spotted/striped burgundy carrion flowers. Most likely a garden hybrid. Tends to have shallow roots, so prefers extra pumice in the soil mix. Doesn’t like to be wet and cold in winter.
Stapelia scitula
S. paniculata subs. scitula
Soft upright stems to 3″; small burgundy flowers.
Stapelia x berlinensis
Orbea variegata hybrid
Erect green quadrangular stems, variable burgundy carrion flowers.
Stenocactus “Palmillas”
S. crispatus “Palmillas”
Echinofossulocactus palmillas
Small cactus with wavy ribs.
Stenocactus crispatus
4″ solitary barrel, undulating ribs, variable spines
Stenocactus multicostatus
Generally solitary barrel with many thin undulating ribs (50-150). Cylindrical 3-4″. Highly variable spination in cultivation so we are not certain of the ID of our specimens. Slow growing, but easy to care for.
Stenocereus pruinosus
Tree-like, many branched to 15ft. White flowers, edible fruit.
Stenocereus thurberi
Tree-like, branched to 25ft, 8″strems. Red flowers, red fruit.
Stetsonia coryne
Tall columnar to 26ft.; branchy with long spines; night blooms
Synadenium grantii “Rubra”
Shrub to 10ft, thick variegated leaves; poison milky-white sap
Tacinga inamoena
Charming Opuntia relative with small oblong pads that are spineless and edible. Variable flowers of red and orange in spring.
Tacinga saxatilis
Opuntia saxatilis
Medium prickly pear, sprawls to 3ft, long white soft spines. Bright yellow flowers. Native to Subtropical dry forests.