Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun

Euphorbia rossii

Rocky slopes, endangered in habitat. Spiny stems, narrow green crinkly leaves. Will lose leaves in winter. Orange-brown flowers. Branches in all directions.

Euphorbia schoenlandii

E. fasciculata

Vertical stems to 20″h., spine-like leaf-clumps, narrow ephemeral leaves. Prominent tubercles bearing long peduncles that harden into spines.

Euphorbia squarrosa

Green spiny branches atop an irregular caudex which is underground in habitat. Green inflorescence with yellow and red centers.

Euphorbia suzannae

Multi-ribbed globe with prominent tubercules and tap root. Forms clusters. Greenish brown flowers with sulphur-yellow centers.

Euphorbia teke

Thickets of small arborescent green stems. Large green leaves at stem tips, drop quickly in full sun.

Euphorbia trichadenia

Yellow flowers with frilled edges in the forks of the leaves. Large cork-like caudex grows 8-10″. Strappy green leaves in vining stems.

Euphorbia trigona

E. hermentiana

Lots of tight vertical branches, leafy; green with white patterning. Can grow to 8 to 12ft tall, but can be kept below 8ft indoor in a pot with very low watering, good sun, and not too much fertilizer.

Euphorbia trigona “Rubra”

E. hermentiana

Lots of tight vertical branches, leafy; green with white patterning with a hint of red will turn bright red in sun. Can grow to 8 to 12ft tall, but can be kept below 8ft indoor in a pot with very low watering, good sun, and not too much fertilizer.

 

Euphorbia umbraculiformis

Wide spreading branches with green-leafed rosettes at the ends through the summer and fall. Keep dry in winter.

Euphorbia unispina

Forms a small cluster of tall stems, to 12ft., with an outcropping of green leaves at the top. Keep indoor in winter. Fast draining soil.

Faucaria bosscheana

Small green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth glossy surface. Variable, can be nearly toothless. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes. Yellow flowers.

Faucaria felina

Green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth surface. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes.

Faucaria tuberculosa

F. felina ssp. tuberculosa

A dark-green leafed mesemb, with teeth-like tubercules on surface

Ferocactus glaucescens

Solitary or multistemmed globular barrels to 20″d. Bluish hue, flattened top, brownish-yellow recurved spines.

Ferraria crispa

Bizzare Iris-relative emerges in fall with unique silver-green succulent “airplane-wing” leaves. Extraordinary, intricate blooms follow Winter through Spring, with the added bonus of carrion fragrance! Summer dormant, keep dry until Fall rains.

Ficus petiolaris

Red-veined green leaves. Large caudex base. Will grow 10-20ft tall (to over 75ft in habitat), very slowly.

Fockea capensis

F. crispa

Vining caudiciform Asclepiad to 24″; Dry in winter, sweet smelling flowers late summer

Fockea edulis

Easy to grow caudiciform. Long vines with small green leaves, yellow flowers. Semi-deciduous. Keep dry in winter.

Fouquieria columnaris

Idria columnaris

Thick base, spiny branches covered in small green leaves. Dormant in summer; Slow grower to 50ft.

Fouquieria macdougalii

Striated trunk to 15ft.; Open branching. Large sprays of red blooms on the tips of the branches in spring and fall, blooms when young. Grows well in rocky or sandy soils. Can leaf out any time there is rain, summer or winter.

Fouquieria purpusii

Large green trunk, with varied bark and corky spine scars, upright to 12ft.

Fouquieria splendens

Classic Ocotillo from the Mojave and Colorado deserts; spiny stems, red flowers in spring. Long growing branches will leaf out with summer rains, grow to 20ft+.

Frerea indica

Stapeliad. Small burgundy star-shaped carrion flowers low on the stems. Fleshy green leaves when watered, drops leaves when dry. Reduce watering in winter. Prefers to be outside in a protected location.

 

 

Frithia pulchra

Clumping succulent with 1″l. leaves; very low water, primarily in summer months; partial shade

Furcraea bedinghausii

3 to 4ft long blade like leaves form a large round rosette and the bottom leaves will droop and form a skirt around the trunk.