Adenium obesum Cotyledon DESERT ROSE A shrubby succulent genus with vast differences A tropical shrub known for its longevity and in appearance. Multiple leaf shapes and textures, resistance to dry conditions. Thick short branches some with a variegated edge. arranged in spirals around stout trunk, leathery Color: Green or blue foliage, with leaves form clusters at ends of branches. variegated or edged accents Bell shaped blooms appear year round.
Color: Pink, red, white, or yellow blooming hybrids available
Aeonium Crassula Striking group whose succulent leaves are A group differing greatly in size, shape and color. predominately V-shaped, forming rosettes Upright and trailing forms may have triangular, at end of stems. thick, flat, or lance leaves. Color: Yellow bloom, green, pink, red, Color: White, pink, or red blooms. purple, black or variegated foliage Green, grey, red, or spotted foliage
Agave Echevaria Bold structured plants. Wide ranging A group valued for amazing diversity leaves in width, color and texture some in the rosettes. bearing spines on margins and tips. Color: Red, orange, yellow, apricot, Color: Green, blue, gray, or yellow or pink blooms. Green, gray, to white variegated foliage blue, pink, red, or yellow foliage
Aloe Echinocactus grusonii Waxy leaved, may be toothed, in an array GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS of shapes and ranging in size from miniature Round, spiky plants can grow to large fourty foot tree. to thirty-six inches in diameter. Color: Orange, white, blush blooms. Color: Green plant with yellow spikes Green, blue, pink, orange, red and near black foliage
Cephalocereus senilis Euphorbia OLD MAN CACTUS Ranging from low growing succulents to large A columnar plant with white hair-like spines. non-succulent shrubs and cacti. Bearing flattened leaves, thick cactus-like heavilyridged stems, Color: Green plant with white overcoat branching columns or dense masses of branching
stems. Many have spines along ridges or stems and may be tinged with pink. Color: Yellow, red, or orange blooms, green, blue, or mottled foliage
Cereus repandus Ferocactus MONSTROSE APPLE CACTUS BARREL CACTUS Fast growing, heavily branching Covered with recurving spines in yellow or stems of this cacti to fifteen feet. red, some have a depressed globular form, others become cylindrical over time. Color: White bloom, blue-gray foliage Color: Violet, yellow, or red blooms, blue or green foliage
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like or flattened. Color: a group of spine bearing trees and shrubs Pedilanthus BACKBONE DEVIL’S Succulent zig-zag ribbed stems give Portulacaria ELEPHANT BUSH A small genus of one species with various forms. Most are upright with red stems, or prostrate with variegated leaves. Twisted shape with age. Color: Rhipsalis An epiphytic cactus that forms pendulous segmented stems, either slender pencil Mammillaria elongata cristata elongata Mammillaria BRAIN CACTUS fanned stemsForms undulating spines. covered in dense Color: Opuntia PEAR PRICKLY or earsFlattened stems known as pads of glochidsare dotted with small tufts white. in gold, cinnamon, copper or Color: Pachypodium lamerei MADAGASCAR PALM Most common member of genus, this is with pachycaul trunks. Spine covered stem with leaves mainly at top. Color: a striking appearance to this plant. Color:
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an, brown, gray, green, reddish an, brown, gray, ellow or white blooms. Bright green, blue-green, silver pink, flecked, or red-edged foliage Y T brown, or purplish foliage White, pink, yellow red, or green blooms. Green, variegated cream and pink or mottled foliage Pink, orange, or crimson blooms. White blooms, deep, bright and pale green foliage White or pink blooms, silver White or pink foliage pink, to waxy-green White, pink, wine, chartreuse, or yellow blooms. Green, blue, gray
toothed margins and fine hairs, or flat smooth leaves. Some develop pink hue or vivid red in sun. Color: Lithops LIVING STONES A tiny succulent with myriad distinguished shapes, patterns and overlays. Color: Kalanchoe Large group with considerable choices in color, leaves and form. May have irregular lobes, Haworthia Thick fleshy leaves some flattened may margins and tips, or be covered in white hairs. White dots or striped markings add striking appearance. Color: Hoya Subtropical vine with either smooth or contorted leaves. Color: Gymnocalycium the popularInteresting cacti which includes Cactus’. and colorful grafted ‘Moon Color: have deep veins, some with fine toothed Graptopetalum from plant whose leaves range A low growing Most triangular to arching. plump, flattened, form rosettes and a few are low shrub like.form rosettes Color: SUCCULENTS & CACTI
Sedum A large group with variance in height, color and shape. May be matt-forming dense ground covers, mounds, or upright shrubs. Color: Green, silver, gray, yellow, or variegated foliage
Senecio Genus of succulents which have cylindrical, flat, or round leaves forming a dense matt, cascading mound, or in some cases a shrub form. Color: White, yellow, red, or purple bloom, silver, blue, green, purple foliage