Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week

Cheiridopsis purpurea

Large clumps of dwarf pairs of leaves, multiple pairs per branch. Silvery green with speckles. Winter growing and winter flowering. Lot’s of purple to magenta flowers. Prefers hot dry summers.

Cissus quadrangularis

Freely branching, 4-sided stems, small leaves at the joints. Has been used medicinally since ancient times. Great for hanging baskets.

Cissus tuberosa

Caudex-forming vine in the grape family; aerial roots, small fruit

Cleistocactus parapetiensis

C. azerensis

Slender columns, 3 feet tall, with lots of short gold spines, branches low, many tubular red blooms

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.

Coccinia trilobata

Vining caudiciform, vines to 10ft, caudex to 2ft. Yellow flowers. Likes to be a bit more moist in summer, but soil must be well-draining. Cucurbit (Cucurbitaceae).

 

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.

Corallocarpus bainesii

Tuberous caudex with leafy climbing stems, hairy; tiny red fruits, edible roots. 10 inch across, vines to 6 feet.

Cotyledon “Flavida”

C. orbiculata v. oblonga “Flavida”

Fast growing, with large narrow chalky-white leaf. Long elegant bell shaped peach blooms in late Summer/Fall.

Cotyledon “Silver Peak”

C. orbiculata “Silver Peak”

Thick stems, narrow waxy leaves, white with red tips in full sun, green in shadier conditions. Shrubby growth habit.

Cotyledon “Silver Star”

C. orbiculata “Silver Star”

Thick stems, elongated round waxy leaves, white with red tips in full sun, green in shadier conditions. Shrubby growth habit.

Cotyledon “Silver Storm”

C. orbiculata “Silver Star”

Thick stems, elongated round waxy leaves, white with red tips in full sun, green in shadier conditions. Shrubby growth habit.

Cotyledon ladismithensis

C. tomentosa ssp. ladismithensis

Dwarf – branching, shrubby; fat fuzzy leaves with graphic marginal teeth.

Cotyledon orbiculata

Thick stems, elongated round waxy leaves, white with red tips in full sun, green in shadier conditions. Mounding to 4 feet.

Cotyledon orbiculata “Winter Red”

Stunning shrub with thick oval leaves, powder white with red edging if grown in full sun, more green in part shade. Long elegant bell-shaped red flowers in Winter. Deer resistant.

Cotyledon pendens

Develops many trailing branches, pendant to 2ft. Thick fleshy paired leaves with red edging.

Cotyledon undulata

C. orbiculata “Undulata”
C. orbiculata fa. undulata

Small shrub, branches readily. Will get reddish hue in full sun.