Low-growing groundcover mesemb, great for hanging pots.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun
Astroloba foliosa
2″ rosettes grow to 12″h.; pups at base; light-shade, protect from frost
Astrophytum asterias
Small solitary globular species, to 4″d.; yellow flowers; spineless areoles.
Astrophytum capricorne
4″d. to 8″h. with long and twisted spines, many yellow/red blooms. Highly varied patterning of white spots.
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. Many low-growing wide-spreading green stems with purple leaves on new growth. Will form large clumps.
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.
Billbergia vittata
Epiphytic bromeliad that can be grown in potted media too. Zebra striped leaves. Upright form to 3ft tall. Sharp edges with marginal teeth. Large pendant red inflorescences with purple flowers.
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.
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 aff diphylla
Grows in rocky soils, lots of sun. Bulbous base, narrow green upright leaves. Yellow flowers. Winter growing.
Bulbine aff wiesei
Green narrow leaves. Yellow flowers. Winter growing.
Bulbine margarethae x haworthioides
Will form a small underground caudex. Yellow flowers. We grow them outside in the Bay Area year round, hardy if in very fast draining soil, though we don’t know how cold hardy.
Bulbine mesembryanthemoides
Also Bulbine mesembryanthoides
Small fat windowed green leaves with translucent tops. Grows in rocky soils. Winter growing. Goes dormant in summer, often down to the ground. Flowers in spring. Easy to grow in fast draining soils.