Natural bonsai, dwarf shrub. Occasional ovoid green leaves on tips of brown branches. Tiny pink flowers. Prefers some afternoon shade in the summer.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade
Tylecodon striatus
Natural bonsai to 10″ tall, dwarf shrub. Grows in rocky soils, prefers some afternoon shade.
Veltheimia bracteata
Winter-growing bulb to 18″, pink flowers winter/spring
Yucca baccata
Short trunk, eventually 4ft. tall
Yucca elata
Tree to 15’h.; narrow leaves; pendant blooms
Yucca elephantipes
Fast growing tree to 30 ft. with bright green leaves, large white flowers in summer
Yucca elephantipes “Silver Star”
Tree to 20+ft. with striking silver stripes turning ivory with age. Can handle coastal seaspray conditions.
Yucca elephantipes “Variegata”
Tree to 20+ ft.with brightly colored striped leaves
Yucca glauca
Short trunk eventually to 6ft. h., rosette to 4ft. across; Pale bell shaped blooms.
Yucca gloriosa
2ft. long dagger-shaped green leaves. Branches low, can stay low or grow up to 12ft tall.
Yucca gloriosa “Variegata”
2ft long variegated leaves with blush-red marginal edges in cooler weather. Clusters on the ground.
Yucca pallida
2ft. trunkless rosettes; Can form small colonies.
Yucca “Color Guard”
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.
Zamia floridana
Cycad grows to 3-5ft. across;
Zamia furfuracea
Cycad
Recommended indoor in the Bay Area. Large cardboard-like leaves on wide spreading fronds. Short trunk very slow to develop.
