Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun

Pseudolithos mccoyi

Rare Stapeliad with stunning small 5mm burgundy flowers. Short, quadrangular knobby-gray arms grows slow to 5″. Watering is tricky – regular water in summer when hot and sunny, lower water in winter but not none – do not over or under water! More heat in summer means more water. This plant will not give you warning before rot sets in. Protect from Frost. Grow in very strong light, but not in a sunny window.

Pseudolithos migiurtinus

Rare Stapeliad with stunning clusters of small burgundy flowers. Blob-like plant will form a slight column and can even branch. Watering is tricky – regular water in summer when hot and sunny, lower water in winter but not none – do not over or under water!

Pterocactus tuberosus

Caudiciform opuntioid. Prostrate stems, large underground roots. Can lose all above ground stems in winter. Copper-orange flowers. Keep cool and dry in winter.

Raphionacme flanaganii

Deciduous, tuberous rooted vine to 3’h.; expose caudex as it grows. Tiny yellow flowers.

Rebutia donaldiana

R. fiebrigii var. densiseta

Small clusters of small stems, orange flowers

Rebutia fabrisii

Clusters of small 1″ round stems, orange to red blooms open spring thru summer. Spiraling spots of small bristly spines along the stems. Easy to grow from separated stems, gently tease them apart in early spring before the buds start to form.

Rebutia fulviseta

Small clusters of small round stems. Dark green flesh hidden behind dark brown spines. Dark red flowers.

Rebutia heliosa

Clumping small 2″ barrels with orange blooms in spring. Very distinctive with silver white spines. Stems grow only a few inches tall.

Rebutia heliosa v. melanistic

“Short Spined” variety

Clustering small stems, variable red to magenta flowers, spiraling ribs with prominent tubercles. Elongate areoles. Short, tiny brown spines. Purple-tinged stems in full sun.

Rebutia marsoneri

R. krainziana

Clumping barrels to 2″; dark stems, white spines. Yellow-orange to red flowers. Red flowered plants used to be called R. krainziana.

Rebutia perplexa

Generally clumping small 1″ barrels with hordes of blooms in late Spring

Rhipsalis baccifera

R.  cassutha
R. quellebambensis

Hanging epiphytic jungle cactus from Brazil, to 6’l; not frost hardy

Rhipsalis cereoides

Thick triangular stems, semi-erect, will form pendant clusters. Small white flowers.

Rhipsalis cereuscula

Jungle cactus growing under the tree canopy in Brazil. Will grow pendant to 3ft+. Green stems proliferate with joints as the stems grow in length. Protect from Frost.

Rhipsalis oblonga

R. crispimarginata

Pendant to 8ft long with sparkly white floers along the stem margins.

Rhipsalis pilocarpa

Small and bushy, pendant epiphyte, 2 to 3ft long. Flowers at branch endings only, white. Green stems develop short hairs.

Ruschia karrooica

Green stems, prominent joints, small lavender flowers on the tips of each stem.

Ruschia pulvinaris

Sweet smelling small magenta flowers on the stem tips, especially in spring and autumn. Trailing stems good for rock gardens and hanging baskets. Can form a mounding field.