Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade

Aloe variegata

Stemless elongated rosettes to 8″h., dark leaves w/bands of white spots

Aloe zanzibarica

A. zanzibarica squarrosa, A. “Zanzibar”, A. juvenna

Small diameter, tall rosettes clumped close. Lime green with marginal teeth. Orange-red blooms. Great in rock gardens, can form trailing stems.

Aloinopsis rosulata

Small, jewel-like mesemb with the smoothest leaves of the Titanopsis group of the Ruschieae tribe of the Iceplants (Aizoaceae). Winter growing. Yellow flowers with red-striped petals. Will grow a thickened taproot. Prefers very rocky soils.

Aloinopsis setifera

Small, jewel-like mesemb with angular bumpy leaves. Yellow flowers in winter. Leaves turn purplish in full sun.

Anacampseros “Sunrise”

Anacampseros telephiastrum “Variegata”

Tiny brightly colored variegated leaves, stems to 4″ long; tiny underground caudex, small hairs. Pink flowers require heat above 80F to open.

Anacampseros baeseckei

Small stacked green leaves, covered in a light coating of hairs. Erect columnar stems. Purple Flowers.

 

Anacampseros rufescens

Tiny green leaves, stems to 4″l; tiny underground caudex, small hairs. Pink flowers require heat above 80F to open.

Ananas lucidus

Tropical terrestrial bromeliad in the Pineapple family; evergreen to 4’t.

Antimima fenestrata

Purple flowers on the branch tips. Forms dense mounds, grows in limestone outcrops.

Astroloba foliosa

2″ rosettes grow to 12″h.; pups at base; light-shade, protect from frost

Astroloba herrei

2″ rosettes grow to 12″-18″h.; pups at base; shade tolerant

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Opuntia subulata

Andean tree cholla gets 12 feet tall in habitat but can reach 25 feet in Bay Area, tubular leaves, long spines. Creates a very effective living fence. The fruit often drop and root in place.

Begonia dregei

Easy to grow natural bonsai with small succulent caudex.

Bowiea volubilis

Bulbs spherical to 10″, long twining vines, sm. greenish blooms

Bulbine latifolia

Clump-forming shrubby rosettes, w/yellow blooms attractive to hummingbirds

Bulbine margarethae x haworthioides

Will form a small underground caudex. Yellow flowers. We grow them outside in the Bay Area year round, hardy if in very fast draining soil, though we don’t know how cold hardy.

Bulbine mesembryanthemoides

Also Bulbine mesembryanthoides

Small fat windowed green leaves with translucent tops. Grows in rocky soils. Winter growing. Goes dormant in summer, often down to the ground. Flowers in spring. Easy to grow in fast draining soils.

Bursera simplicifolia

Slow growing shrub, natural bonsai; rare; caudex with peeling bark. Can get to 10 feet tall.