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 103 TROPICALS N NE www.cavicchio.com Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. Full Sun Part Sun/Part Shade Shade Native Native New England SUCCULENTS & CACTI Graptopetalum Mammillaria elongata cristata A low growing plant whose leaves range from BRAIN CACTUS plump, flattened, triangular to arching. Most Forms undulating fanned stems form rosettes and a few are low shrub like. covered in dense spines. Color: White or pink blooms, silver-gray, Color: Green plant with gold or pink, to waxy-green foliage copper-orange spines Gymnocalycium Opuntia Interesting cacti which includes the popular PRICKLY PEAR and colorful grafted ‘Moon Cactus’. Flattened stems known as pads or ears are dotted with small tufts of glochids Color: White, pink, wine, chartreuse, in gold, cinnamon, copper or white. or yellow blooms. Green, blue, gray, or purple foliage Color: Pink, yellow, magenta or red blooms. Green, lime, blue or gray foliage Haworthia Pachypodium lamerei Thick fleshy leaves some flattened may MADAGASCAR PALM have deep veins, some with fine toothed Most common member of genus, this is margins and tips, or be covered in white a group of spine bearing trees and shrubs hairs. White dots or striped markings add with pachycaul trunks. Spine covered stem striking appearance. with leaves mainly at top. Color: White blooms, deep, bright and Color: White bloom with green foliage pale green foliage Hoya Pedilanthus Subtropical vine with either smooth DEVIL’S BACKBONE or contorted leaves. Succulent zig-zag ribbed stems give a striking appearance to this plant. Color: White, pink, yellow, orange, red, or green blooms. Green, Color: Coral pink or carmine bloom. variegated cream and pink Green, variegated white, or pink or mottled foliage blush in cool weather foliage Kalanchoe Portulacaria Large group with considerable choices in color, ELEPHANT BUSH leaves and form. May have irregular lobes, A small genus of one species with various toothed margins and fine hairs, or flat smooth forms. Most are upright with red stems, or leaves. Some develop pink hue or vivid red in sun. prostrate with variegated leaves. Twisted shape with age. Color: Pink, orange, or crimson blooms. Bright green, blue-green, silver-gray, Color: Pink bloom, green or variegated pink, flecked, or red-edged foliage white foliage Lithops Rhipsalis LIVING STONES An epiphytic cactus that forms pendulous A tiny succulent with myriad distinguished shapes, segmented stems, either slender pencil patterns and overlays. like or flattened. Color: Yellow or white blooms. Color: Green, lime, blue, gray foliage. Tan, brown, gray, green, reddish White, pink, chartreuse, red, brown, or purplish foliage orange or yellow bloom TROPICALS 104 www.cavicchio.com Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. 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 .