Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade

C. marnieriana “Jade Necklace”

Slender stems to 4″t tightly packed with small thick leaves

C. falcata x C. mesembryanthemopsis with possible x C. ausiensis,  x C. tecta

Small hybrid with pink flowers, lays low to the ground.

C. perforata “Pagoda”

2ft w/variegated leaves crowned with small white flowers

C. capitella “Shark’s Tooth”

Branchy to 1ft. tall with triangular green leaves get soft red in full sun.

Thick-leaved cultivar to 12″ with pink flower sprays in late winter/early spring.

C. ovata “Sunset”

Shrubby, easy to grow. Green and yellow variegated leaves with bright pink edges. Protect from frost.

C. rupestris “Tom Thumb”
C. rupestris ssp. marnieriana x C. rupestris ssp. rupestris

Mini-shrub to 4″ with tiny thick leaves, white flower sprays.

Dense, clumping rosettes, to 4″ across; white flowers w/yellow stamens

Small, shrubby, will get 12″ tall and will spread a few feet wide if given well-drained soils and a little room to grow. Will also grow in rock gardens and can be contained in fairly small areas. Tiny green leaves get silvery in full sun. Covered in small bright white flowers in mid to late summer. From Cape Province, South Africa.

Mat-forming, branching from base. Bright red in sun

Miniature square-shaped vertical stems to 6″

Mini-shrub to 4″ w/tiny thick leaves, white flower sprays

Dense branches of tightly packed triangular leaves forming short pagoda-like  groups. Turns red in full sun.

Spreading groundcover to 10″, Large leaves red in sun; yellow flowers

Slender stems to 10″t packed with tiny leaves. Fast-spreading mounds.

C. pellucida ssp. marginalis “Variegata”

Low growing colorful succulent with lots of white-pink flowers in summer. Great for rock gardens and hanging baskets.

Small, mesemb-like clumps with taproot; lacy white flowers

Shrubby with small red flowers on elongate clusters

Grass-like slender stems to 10″t packed with tiny leaves

Grass-like slender stems to 10″t packed with tiny variegated leaves

Small mounds, tightly packed with low growing thick rounded leaves, red in sun

Spreading mounds of low growing green leaves, red in sun