Small clusters of warty 8″ rosettes. Marginal spines and orange flowers.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun
Agave pumila
Star-like leaves, sharply pointed and outward facing.
Agave schidigera
Very sharp pointy leaves, rosettes to 3ft.
Agave schottii v. nana
Miniature clumping agave with few leaves; rocky soils; frost hardy
Agave sisalana “Mediopicta”
6ft. upright vase-shaped rosettes w/striking striped leaves. Fibrous leaves harvested for sisal, used for rope, rugs and similar.
Agave tequilana
Hardy, tall, vase-shaped form to 5′ tall,
Agave tequilana “Lemeno”
Dramatic moderate fast growing Blue Agave with yellow edged leaves. Open rosettes, semi-spineless powder-blue leaves.
Agave tequilana “Sunrise”
Tall, vase-shaped form 4 to 6ft. Narrow variegated leaves w/small marginal teeth.
Agave toumeyana var. bella
Small, narrow-leaf rosettes with marginal curled threads. Good in rock gardens and containers.
Agave verschaffeltii
A. potatorum var. verschaffeltii
Small blue rosettes to 12″d., many offsets
Agave verschaffeltii minima
Beautiful tiny blue rosettes, miniature form pups occasionally
Agave vilmoriniana
5ft. across; single rosettes, long curving pale-blue leaves
Albuca nelsonii
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Large evergreen Albuca with deep green fleshy leaves. Forms mounds up to 5 feet wide and 3 feet tall. tall bloom stalks with tubular striped white blooms.
Habitat:
Found throughout Southern Africa growing in open grasslands
Cultivation:
Plants do best in a well draining mostly in organic mix, amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year. Plants do well outside in pots, or in a succulent/drought tolerant landscape.
Alluaudia adscendens
Family: Didiereaceae
This is the tallest species of Didiereaceae reaching 50 feet in habitat, however it is a very slow growing species that rarely exceeds 15 feet in cultivation under ideal conditions. Plants are densely spined, with beautiful dark green vertical leaves which line the stems during the growing season.
Habitat:
Found in the Mandrare River Basin of Southern Madagascar
Cultivation:
This is a relatively easy to grow species if protected from winter rain and frost. Very well established plants can survive light frost. Plants are best kept in a greenhouse or indoors in a bright south facing window. These plants enjoy a well draining media with very light organics and heavily amended with pumice. Should be watered once every other week during the summer and left dry in winter.
Alluaudia humbertii
Family: Didiereaceae
In habitat this plant grows to be a small shrub/tree of dense, intertangled spiny branches up to 15 feet tall. This species has very thin stems in comparison with other members of the genus, leaves are green, round, and drought deciduous.
Habitat:
Found in the western highlands of Southern Madagascar.
Cultivation:
This is a relatively easy to grow species if protected from winter rain and frost. Established plants can survive light frost. Plants are best kept in a greenhouse, under a balcony, or indoors in a bright south facing window. These plants enjoy a well draining media with very light organics and heavily amended with pumice. Should be watered once every other week during the summer and left dry in winter.
Alluaudia procera
Family: Didiereaceae
In habitat this plant grows to be a large succulent tree upwards of 35 feet, however in cultivation it tends to stay below 20 feet. Plants are highly spined, with beautiful dark green, drought-deciduous, vertical leaves.
Habitat:
Found throughout Southern Madagascar
Cultivation:
This is a relatively easy to grow species. Well established plants can survive outdoors in the bay if planted in extremely well draining inorganic media. Small plants are best kept in a greenhouse or indoors in a bright south facing window. Should always be planted in a well draining media with very light organics, heavily amended with pumice. Should be watered once every other week during the summer and left dry in winter.
Aloe “Brass Hat”
A. haworthioides x bakeri
Abundant narrow-leafed rosettes. Green-bronze leaves turn deep rich bronze color in sun. Dark orange flowers.
We have sold some individuals as Aloe “Mancave” that we now believe are “Brass Hat”.
Aloe “Bright Star”
Miniature aloe with pale spotted leaves with reddish-orange edges.
Aloe “California”
Lightly spotted blue-green leaves develop on sprawling stems that form dense clumps of upright, toothy rosettes. Tubular orange blooms attract hummingbirds in Winter and Spring.
Aloe “Cynthia Giddy”
A small clumping aloe with clusters of medium rosettes with recurved leaves. Blooms in Fall/Winter on large branching stalks of orange tubular flowers.
Aloe “Jenny Lind”
Aloe plicatilis hybrid. Grows to about 2ft. tall. Red flowers in late winter.
Aloe “Minnie Belle”
Hybrid
Small, apple-green rosettes. Will form decent clusters. Vigorous marginal teeth. Moderately spotted. Prefers less than full sun even at the coast.
Aloe “Pepe”
A. descoingsii x haworthioides hybrid
Dwarf hybrid with 2″ rosettes and toothy leaves that will turn bright red in full sun. Slow clumping, many blooms
Aloe “Safari Orange”
PP28,003
Mid size clustering aloe, thick toothy leaves, bright orange in summer sun. Striking bloom stalks rise above from summer thru winter with orange-red flowers.
Aloe “Safari Rose”
PP28,002
Striking bloom stalks rise above from summer thru winter with coral-rose flowers that fade to a pale yellow.
Aloe “Safari Sunrise”
PP23,267
Grassy aloe forms healthy clumps. Striking bloom stalks rise above from summer thru winter with orange-red flowers that fade to yellow.
Aloe “Safari Sunset”
Grassy aloe forms healthy clumps. Striking bloom stalks rise above from summer thru winter with orange flowers.
Aloe “Snapper”
Spotted aloe, burgundy and green with pink edges
Aloe “Topaz”
A tall thin-leafed dark green grassy aloe. 18″ clumps with 2 to 3 ft. bloom stalks, orange flowers in summer and winter.
Aloe “Twilight Zone”
Dwarf aloe hybrid with spotted dark green leaves looks almost black in sun.