Small solitary globular species, to 4″d.; yellow flowers; spineless areoles.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun
Astrophytum capricorne
4″d. to 8″h. with long and twisted spines, many yellow/red blooms
Astrophytum caput-medusae
Digitostigma caput-medusae
Rare, endangered. Short round stem with supersized horn-like spotted green tubercles. Yellow flowers. Grows in shaded spots among scrub plants. Fast grower. Growth season is March thru August. Can lose tubercles if too dry in summer.
Astrophytum myriostigma
Solitary globular species, variable, to 10″d.; spineless areoles; Flowers yellow/red.
Astrophytum myriostigma v. nudum
Solitary globular species, smooth green skin, to 10″d.; spineless areoles; Flowers yellow/red.
Astrophytum myriostigma v. nudum f. variegatum
Rare form – smooth variegated skin with shades of green, yellow, or orange.
Astrophytum niveum
Small, slow-grower, deeply grooved
Astrophytum ornatum
Dark green, red in sun; can grow columnar to 4ft.
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Opuntia cylindrica
Shrubby 5-8ft. tall, will grow wide; small red blooms
Austrocylindropuntia shaferi
Opuntia shaferi
Small South American cholla, to 24″h.
Austrocylindropuntia subulata fa. monstrose
Opuntia “Monstrose”
Monstrose cholla to 3ft.; dense branches, small spines from A. subulata
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii
Opuntia verschaffeltii
Shrubby to 12″; purple in full sun; small red blooms
Avonia buderiana
Thin papery scales over tiny leaves; 2″l. stems; white flowers; dry, fast-draining soil
Avonia herreana
Anacampseros herreana
Tiny caudiciform, many branches covered practically solid in white “leaves”. Rare and hard to grow. Light roots, water lightly. Small yellow flowers. Keep dry in winter.
Avonia lanigera
Branches 1 1/2″ across, 2-3″ h. with hairy rosettes
Avonia quinaria ssp. alstonii
Small caudex with finger-like branches, white blooms on tips
Beaucarnea gracilis
Large swollen caudex-forming branched tree, to 20 feet tall.
Beaucarnea guatemalensis
Large swollen caudex-forming branched tree, to 15ft.
Beaucarnea recurvata
Large swollen caudex to 6+ft., 10-15ft. tall.
A stunning slow-growing specimen plant with long thin arching leaves atop thick branches and a swollen trunk. Mature branches send out cream-colored bloom stalks in Spring.
Bombax ellipticum
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
Deciduous tree with succulent stems and large green/brown caudex, can form a tree over 10ft. tall. Large green leaves are smaller and red in full sun.
Brachychiton acerifolius
Australian bottle tree, drought tolerant, deeply lobed leaves
Brachychiton rupestris
Semi-Deciduous tree
Palmate leaves accent an elegant, rubenesque, bottle-shaped trunk. Cream and red flowers in late spring to early summer.
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Abundant thin green pads and bright yellow flowers. Grows tall, tree-like with a large round trunk forming.
Brighamia insignis
Small tree to 6’t. w/swollen base. From Kauai, endangered.
Bulbine natalensis
Bursera fagaroides
Bonsai tree, large caudex w/fragrant sap and peeling bark
Bursera microphylla
Freely branching shrub, natural bonsai; papery white bark, small leaflet pairs
Bursera morelensis
Freely branching small tree; peeling bark, small leaflet pairs
Calandrinia grandiflora
Cistanthe grandiflora
Low-mounding shrub with bunches of bright magenta flowers.
Calandrinia spectabilis
Low-mounding shrub with bunches of bright magenta flowers.