Low-mounding shrub with bunches of bright magenta flowers.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun
Calibanus hookeri
Large caudex, 1 to 2 feet, with grassy leaves, winter-growing, outside in Bay Area
Caralluma baldratii
Orbea baldratii
Narrow-stemmed Stapeliad with deep burgundy starfish-shaped flowers.
Caralluma europaea
Low-growing, mat-forming Stapeliad with small burgundy carrion-flowers. Will grow best if allowed to go cool in winter, but protect from frost.
Caralluma luntii
Sprawling stems, spider-like carrion flowers. Yemen.
Caralluma socotrana
Whitish branches, spreads readily, lots of red flowers on the tips in summer. Bare stems look like bleached coral. Large clumps 10-12″ tall. Rot-prone in winter makes it difficult to keep alive through to spring.
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 fa. monstrose “Ming Thing”
C. validus fa. monstrose “Ming Thing”
A blue cactus with short and lumpy monstrose growth, to 12″ tall. Do not overwater, it is slow growing and likes to be dry.
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 denticulata
Dwarf shrublet with paired leaves in the Iceplant family. Tiny little teeth-like protrusions on the tips of the leaves. Variable flower colors from pale-peach to bright yellow. May also be the same species as Cheiridopsis candidissima.
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
Coleocephalocereus aureus
Thin golden spines, stems grow vertical to 4ft tall. Keep dry in winter. Roots can die back easily, take care when transplanting. Lateral cephalium with small yellow flowers when mature.
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.
Corallocarpus bainesii
Tuberous caudex with leafy climbing stems, hairy; tiny red fruits, edible roots. 10 inch across, vines to 6 feet.
Cordyline “Paso Doble”
Upright habit with variegated burgundy red leaves, long and arching. Great as a houseplant. Deer resistant.
Corpuscularia lehmannii
Trailing succulent. 10″ stems with 1″ leaves and pale yellow flowers at the tips.