(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.
Cactus and Succulents - Part 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.
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
Low-mounding shrub with bunches of bright magenta flowers.
Calandrinia spectabilis
Low-mounding shrub with bunches of bright magenta flowers.
Calibanus hookeri
Large caudex, 1 to 2 feet, with grassy leaves, winter-growing, outside in Bay Area
Caralluma luntii
Sprawling stems, spider-like carrion flowers. Yemen.
Ceiba speciosa
Bottle tree to 50 ft. in ground with dense thorns on trunk. Deciduous.
Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa
Caudex develops “pimples,” or fissures, as it ages. In the Cucurbitaceae family, forms wild-growing vines with large lobed green leaves and large yellow-green squash-blossom flowers.
Ceraria namaquensis
Very slow growing shrub to 6’h. with tiny ovoid green leaves
Cereus “Fairy Castle”
C. hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus fa. monstrose “Fairy Castles”
C. peruvianus fa. monstrose
Large clusters of tightly spaced stems, to 2ft tall.
Cereus fa. monstrose
C. peruvianus fa. monstrose
Scalloped columns, blue; varies – some specimens very branchy, tall
Cereus fa. monstrose “Minima”
C. repandus fa. monstrose “Minima”
Small bumpy columns – varied branchy
Cereus spegazzinii
Sprawling/climbing to 3ft., blooms at night, white w/pink edge
Cereus spegazzinii fa. cristata
Beautiful small crests popping out all over!
Ceropegia sandersonii
Vining Stapeliad with massive unusual parachute-like flowers.
Ceropegia stapeliiformis ssp. serpentina
Practically bare stems will vine in all directions. Small leaves at nodes, hordes of stunning burgundy upright hairy flowers.
Cheiridopsis speciosa
Dwarf shrublet with paired leaves in the Iceplant family. Variable flower colors – Yellow, magenta, red, orange and lilac.
Cissus tuberosa
Caudex-forming vine in the grape family; aerial roots, small fruit
Cleistocactus winteri
Narrow shrubby, branches at ground level; pendant stems
Clusia orthoneura
Tropical succulent – it can have porcelain-like flowers any time throughout the year. Grows shrubby, 2 to 3 feet potted, but can grow 8 to 10 feet tall in habitat.
Cochemiea setispina
Small clumps 12″ x 18″; bright red tubular blooms
Commiphora schimperi
Flaking bark; small flowers appear before the leaves in spring. Fragrant sap is used for perfumes. Will develop a thickened caudiciform trunk and spiny branches. Keep dry in winter.
Conophytum bilobum
Small and variable
Conophytum minutum
Very small round paired leaves.