Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade Archives - Page 23 of 23

Opuntia picardoi

Mini prickly pear, pads 1-2″ groundcover

Low growing, stems flattened crescents, long spines. Seeds used for red dye.

Natural bonsai, dwarf shrub. Occasional ovoid green leaves on tips of brown branches. Tiny pink flowers. Prefers some afternoon shade in the summer.

Winter-growing bulb to 18″, pink flowers winter/spring

2ft. upright spreading vase.

Bromeliad to 5ft.; multiple offsets, long-lived bloomstalk.

Epiphytic or in ground – can reach 6ft. when mature!

Short trunk, eventually 4ft. tall

Tree to 15’h.; narrow leaves; pendant blooms

Y. gloriosa

Fast growing tree to 30 ft. with bright green leaves, large white flowers in summer

Tree to 20+ft. with striking silver stripes turning ivory with age. Can handle coastal seaspray conditions.

Tree to 20+ ft.with brightly colored striped leaves

Short trunk eventually to 6ft. h., rosette to 4ft. across; Pale bell shaped blooms.

2ft long variegated leaves with blush-red marginal edges in cooler weather. Clusters on the ground.

2ft. trunkless rosettes; Can form small colonies.

Y. filamentosa “Color Guard”
Evergreen Succulent

Low growing w/yellow stripe down the center of the leaves, 4ft. tall bloom spikes with creamy white flowers.

Cycad grows to 3-5ft. across;

Cycad

Recommended indoor in the Bay Area. Large cardboard-like leaves on wide spreading fronds. Short trunk very slow to develop.

Herbaceous stems and leaves growing from large underground succulent rhizomes. Known for its air-purifying effects, though poisonous itself.