Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week

Disocactus ramulosus

Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa

Jungle cactus; 18″ trailing stems, small pink/purple flowers

Dorotheanthus bellidiformis

Succulent annual with highly varied and brightly colored flowers spring through fall. In the Iceplant Family (Aizoaceae). A favorite of South African tortoises. Flowers open in the morning and close each night. The small flat seeds will bury themselves in sandy soils for protection until the next growing season.

Drimia media

Small evergreen bulb blooms in summer. Frost-hardy. Great in the ground or in containers, easy to grow, reliable bloomer.

Drosanthemum “Rosea”

Delicate trailing stems with small paired green leaves. Rose-pink flowers throughout the summer. Not as hardy as other ice-plants.

Dudleya “Frank Reinelt”

D. caespitosa “Frank Reinelt”

6″ tall clusters to 12″ wide. Silver finger-like leaves with red tips in full sun. Afternoon shade inland.

Dudleya “White Sprite”

D. greenei “White Sprite”

White leaves, clumping rosettes, variable with longer leaves. Sometimes sold as D. gnoma.

Dudleya albiflora

Small 6″ rosettes will form larger clumps over time. Pale white flowers.

Dudleya anomala

Tight clusters of green rosettes with slightly red tips in full sun. White flowers on long bloom stalks.

Dudleya anthonyi

“This species is entirely restricted to the eleven cinder cones of the San Quintin Volcanic Field, growing nowhere else in the world.” Red flowers on chalky white stalks. 6-12″ chalky white rosettes.

Dudleya brittonii

18″ rosettes on single stems with chalky leaves. Looks best if dry through the summer months – avoid overhead watering.

Dudleya caespitosa

Dense clusters of large 12″ rosettes with oblong leaves that vary from green to chalky white with red tips. Bright yellow flowers in Spring and Summer.

Dudleya cymosa

Highly variable, with a wide distribution throughout California – from the coasts to the mountains. Fragrant flowers of yellow to pink-red attract hummingbirds.

Dudleya edulis

Long green cylindrical leaves grow to 8″ tall from a central base forming dense 12″ rosettes. White flowers in Spring and Summer.

Dudleya farinosa

Small to medium rosettes, variable color – green with red edges to chalky white.

 

Dudleya gnoma

Tightly clumping tiny white rosettes. Sometimes sold as D. “White Sprite”.

Dudleya greenii

(D. greenei)

Small clumping rosettes up to 4″d., red-tipped

Dudleya greenii “Anacampa”

Dense colorful 6″ rosettes with low stems, pack in tight. White flowers in Spring. Hybrid from Santa Barbara native.

Dudleya lanceolata

Clumping rosettes up to 12″d., can be found along the California coast as far north as coastal as far north as Año Nuevo.

Dudleya palmeri

Found on rocky slopes and cliffs along the Central and Southern California coasts. Pale to bright green leaves, chalky white in full sun with red edges. Medium rosettes with flowers of yellow to pink-red in Spring and Summer.