Cactus and Succulents - Every 3 Week

Polaskia chichipe

Tree-like growth with branches growing at the top. Curved trunk when grown from seed. Chartreuse night-flowers, edible “chichituna” red fruit. Branches wide, grows to 15ft. tall.

Pterocactus tuberosus

Caudiciform opuntioid. Prostrate stems, large underground roots. Can lose all above ground stems in winter. Copper-orange flowers. Keep cool and dry in winter.

Rabiea difformis

Small clumps of a few thick leaves in rocky soils. Tuberous roots. Yellow flowers spring and summer.

Rebutia arenacea

Sulcorebutia arenacea

Small clumps of 1-2″ round stems, yellow flowers.

Rebutia donaldiana

R. fiebrigii var. densiseta

Small clusters of small stems, orange flowers

Rebutia fabrisii

Clusters of small 1″ round stems, orange to red blooms open spring thru summer. Spiraling spots of small bristly spines along the stems. Easy to grow from separated stems, gently tease them apart in early spring before the buds start to form.

Rebutia fulviseta

Small clusters of small round stems. Dark green flesh hidden behind dark brown spines. Dark red flowers.

Rebutia heliosa

Clumping small 2″ barrels with orange blooms in spring. Very distinctive with silver white spines. Stems grow only a few inches tall.

Rebutia heliosa v. melanistic

“Short Spined” variety

Clustering small stems, variable red to magenta flowers, spiraling ribs with prominent tubercles. Elongate areoles. Short, tiny brown spines. Purple-tinged stems in full sun.

Rebutia marsoneri

R. krainziana

Clumping barrels to 2″; dark stems, white spines. Yellow-orange to red flowers. Red flowered plants used to be called R. krainziana.

Rebutia perplexa

Generally clumping small 1″ barrels with hordes of blooms in late Spring

Sansevieria “Boncel”

S. cylindrica v. patula “Boncel”
S. “Starfish”

Tight fans of thick spear-shaped green and white leaves. A compact snake plant makes a great low water houseplant, moderate to bright light.

Sansevieria patens

Thick spear-shaped ribbed green leaves. A compact snake plant makes a great low water houseplant, moderate to bright light. Underground 1″ rhizomes.

Sclerocactus scheeri

Ancistrocactus scheeri

Solitary, 4″d. x 6″tall. Green flowers, hooked spines. Tuberous roots.

Stenocactus multicostatus

Generally solitary barrel with many thin undulating ribs (50-150). Cylindrical 3-4″. Highly variable spination in cultivation so we are not certain of the ID of our specimens. Slow growing, but easy to care for.

Stetsonia coryne

Tall columnar to 26ft.; branchy with long spines; night blooms