Cactus and Succulents - Every 2 Week

Agave titanota

Typically solitary, this form stands out as an abundant producer of pups. A medium stature Agave with rigid pale white-blue leaves. Brown teeth and margins persist as the plant matures.

Agave titanota “Black and Blue”

Typically solitary, this form stands out for it’s stunning compact blue leaves and graphic contrast of the black marginal edges and teeth.

Agave toumeyana

Filiferous leaf edges, dense clumps of 12-15″ rosettes.

Agave utahensis

Mojave native, to 18″d.; Narrow grey-green leaves, toothy margins

Agave verschaffeltii

A. potatorum var. verschaffeltii

Small blue rosettes to 12″d., many offsets

Agave victoria-reginae “Compacta”

Dwarf agave with stunning green leaves forming tight, dense rosettes. White markings on leaves are wide and showy. Beautiful in landscape or a container. Slow-growing.Compact 10″ rosettes.

Agave weberi

Large rosettes to 6′; bright purple in full heat/sun. Variable

Agave weberi v. reineri

A. “Reiner’s Select”

Large rosettes to 6′; broad grey-green leaves, nearly spineless

Agave x arizonica

A. chrysantha and A. toumeyana var. bella

Grey-green agave with sharp leaves, will grow to 2ft

Agave x leopoldii

A. filifera x A. schidigera

Clusters of 18″ rosettes formed of dense clumps of filiferous leaves.

Agave “Filigree”

Tight rosettes of dark green leaves with wild brown marginal spines and aggressive terminal spines.

Albuca “Augrabies Hills”

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Small bulb with narrow feathery semi-deciduous leaves. Produces long bloom stalks with yellow tipped whiteish-green flowers in the spring.

Origin:
This plant was originally introduced by Arid Lands, and was reportedly grown from seed collected in the Augrabies, near the South African Namibian border. However, it’s origin is disputed since it closely resembles Albuca polyphylla, (the one exception being the yellow tips of the flowers) which grows in the eastern cape far from the locality of the seeds.

Cultivation:
This plant seems to grow all year around, however, it is most active in winter. This growth pattern is consistent with its reported origin of the Augrabies which is a winter rainfall transitionary region. Plants should be grown in a well draining mostly in organic mix, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it can handle going completely dormant throughout the summer. Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Albuca juncifolia

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Winter-growing bulb with deciduous non-glandular, pubescent leaves. Produces a long bloom stalk with pendant yellow-green flowers in the spring

Habitat:
Found growing in the sandy flats of the Western Cape of South Africa

Cultivation:
Plants should be grown in a well draining mostly in organic mix, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it prefers going completely dormant in the summer (no water in summer). Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Albuca longipes

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Small bulb with narrow channeled and semi-deciduous leaves that will curl at the ends. Produces long bloom stalks with whiteish-green flowers in the spring.

This plant seems to grow all year around, however, it is most active in winter. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it can handle going completely dormant throughout the summer. Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Albuca namaquensis

Synonym: Albuca circinata

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Winter-growing bulb with deciduous curly, non-glandular, pubescent leaves. Produces a long bloom stalk with yellow-green flowers in the spring

Habitat:
Found throughout northern South Africa and southern Namibia growing on sandstone cliffs.

Cultivation:
Plants should be grown in a well draining mostly in organic mix, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it prefers going completely dormant in the summer (no water in summer). Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Albuca nelsonii

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Large evergreen Albuca with deep green fleshy leaves. Forms mounds up to 5 feet wide and 3 feet tall. tall bloom stalks with tubular striped white blooms.

Habitat:
Found throughout Southern Africa growing in open grasslands

Cultivation:
Plants do best in a well draining mostly in organic mix, amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year. Plants do well outside in pots, or in a succulent/drought tolerant landscape.

Albuca osmynella

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Small bulb with narrow feathery semi-deciduous leaves. Produces long bloom stalks with yellow tipped whiteish-green flowers in the spring.

This plant seems to grow all year around, however, it is most active in winter. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it can handle going completely dormant throughout the summer. Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

 

Albuca spiralis

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Unusual bulb with deciduous curly leaves up to 8 inches tall. Leaves curl more in full sun less curly in shade. Cute green-yellow classic Hyacinth-like flowers in spring

Habitat:
Western South Africa, Cape Province through Namaqualand.

Cultivation:
These plants do best potted in a well draining media, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. In shade or part shade the bulb can be slightly exposed, in full sun the bulb must be fully buried. This bulb is from a winter rainfall region and is summer deciduous should be watered once every other week in the winter and left completely dry in the summer (June through August).

Alluaudia adscendens

Family: Didiereaceae

This is the tallest species of Didiereaceae reaching 50 feet in habitat, however it is a very slow growing species that rarely exceeds 15 feet in cultivation under ideal conditions. Plants are densely spined, with beautiful dark green vertical leaves which line the stems during the growing season.

Habitat:
Found in the Mandrare River Basin of Southern Madagascar

Cultivation:
This is a relatively easy to grow species if protected from winter rain and frost. Very well established plants can survive light frost. Plants are best kept in a greenhouse or indoors in a bright south facing window. These plants enjoy a well draining media with very light organics and heavily amended with pumice. Should be watered once every other week during the summer and left dry in winter.

Alluaudia humbertii

Family: Didiereaceae

In habitat this plant grows to be a small shrub/tree of dense, intertangled spiny branches up to 15 feet tall. This species has very thin stems in comparison with other members of the genus, leaves are green, round, and drought deciduous.

Habitat:
Found in the western highlands of Southern Madagascar.

Cultivation:
This is a relatively easy to grow species if protected from winter rain and frost. Established plants can survive light frost. Plants are best kept in a greenhouse, under a balcony, or indoors in a bright south facing window. These plants enjoy a well draining media with very light organics and heavily amended with pumice. Should be watered once every other week during the summer and left dry in winter.