Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week

Euphorbia teke

Thickets of small arborescent green stems. Large green leaves at stem tips, drop quickly in full sun.

Euphorbia tirucalli

Pencil-like stems. Will grow to a fully branched 20ft. tall tree where hardy outside in the ground. Grows well indoor as a houseplant, 7 to 8 ft. tall. Red-tipped in full sun. The milky latext sap is poisonous and can cause skin irritation. One of the most poisonous houseplants. Keep away from children.

Euphorbia trichadenia

Yellow flowers with frilled edges in the forks of the leaves. Large cork-like caudex grows 8-10″. Strappy green leaves in vining stems.

Euphorbia umbraculiformis

Wide spreading branches with green-leafed rosettes at the ends through the summer and fall. Keep dry in winter.

Euphorbia unispina

Forms a small cluster of tall stems, to 12ft., with an outcropping of green leaves at the top. Keep indoor in winter. Fast draining soil.

Faucaria bosscheana

Small green, soft-toothed mesemb w/smooth glossy surface. Variable, can be nearly toothless. Small clumps of mini aloe-like rosettes. Yellow flowers.

Ferraria crispa

Bizzare Iris-relative emerges in fall with unique silver-green succulent “airplane-wing” leaves. Extraordinary, intricate blooms follow Winter through Spring, with the added bonus of carrion fragrance! Summer dormant, keep dry until Fall rains.

Ficus palmeri

Caudiciform tree. Unique tree that develops a swollen base when young and a white trunk with papery bark. Lives on rocky cliff faces and makes a beautiful bonsai specimen. Drought deciduous. Very slow growing to form a large caudex first and then trunk height later.

Ficus petiolaris

Red-veined green leaves. Large caudex base. Will grow 10-20ft tall (to over 75ft in habitat), very slowly.

Fockea capensis

F. crispa

Vining caudiciform Asclepiad to 24″; Dry in winter, sweet smelling flowers late summer

Fockea edulis

Easy to grow caudiciform. Long vines with small green leaves, yellow flowers. Semi-deciduous. Keep dry in winter.

Fouquieria columnaris

Idria columnaris

Thick base, spiny branches covered in small green leaves. Dormant in summer; Slow grower to 50ft.

Fouquieria diguetii

Summer growing – requires some watering through the warmer months. Short thick trunk with multiple branches and orange/red tubular flowers attractive to hummingbirds. Keep dry in winter.

Frerea indica

Stapeliad. Small burgundy star-shaped carrion flowers low on the stems. Fleshy green leaves when watered, drops leaves when dry. Reduce watering in winter. Prefers to be outside in a protected location.

 

 

Furcraea bedinghausii

3 to 4ft long blade like leaves form a large round rosette and the bottom leaves will droop and form a skirt around the trunk.

Furcraea foetida

Large green rosettes to 8ft., large numbers of bulbils on bloom stalks

Furcraea macdougalii

Large rosette with toothy 6ft long blue-green leaves. Trunk 10 to 20t. Spectacluar in the garden if you have room, fast growing with hot summers.

Gasteraloe “Green Gold”

Low growing rosette of thick gold-green leaves with small white spotting. Turns orange in full sun. Flowers are coral pink.

Gasteria “Cherry Blossom”

Small rosettes, dwarf variety to 3″, readily clumping. Dark green spotted leaves end in a tight point. Cherry red flowers.

Gasteria “Okavango”

Thick green leaves, with many tiny white spots. Fan shape will form into a rosette with age.

Gasteria “Sakura Fuji”

Small rosettes to 6″, grey and green variegated leaves. Readily forms small clumps. Western Cape of South Africa. Can be years before they bloom.

Gasteria acinacifolia x carinata

Thick, highly textured recurved leaves, sandpapery like an Ox’s tongue, or so they say. Uniquely shaped flowers born on stems high above the plant in spring. Less sun in hotter areas.