Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona): Fragrant Night Blooms

Overview Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona) is a globular to short-columnar cactus from South America. It forms clumps of ribbed, green stems with white, woolly areoles and short, radial spines. In spring to sum

Purple Emperor Sedum (Sedum 'Purple Emperor'): Dark Foliage Perennial

Overview Purple Emperor Sedum (Sedum Purple Emperor, also Washfield Purple or Washfield Ruby) is a superb upright stonecrop with deep, glossy, purple-black leaves on dark stems. The foliage color holds well through s

October Daphne (Sedum sieboldii): Blue-Green Whorls with Pink Edges

Overview October Daphne (Sedum sieboldii, syn. Hylotelephium sieboldii) is a graceful, low, mounding sedum with arching stems bearing whorls of three rounded, blue-green leaves edged in pink. The pink intensifies in

Frosty Morn Sedum (Hylotelephium erythrostictum 'Frosty Morn'): Variegated Upright Stonecrop

Overview Frosty Morn Sedum (Hylotelephium erythrostictum Frosty Morn) is a striking upright stonecrop with blue-green leaves boldly edged in creamy white. The variegation is stable and brightens the garden all season

Queen of the Night Cactus (Selenicereus grandiflorus): Legendary Nocturnal Bloom

Overview Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) is the most famous of the night-blooming cereus cacti. Its long, ribbed, climbing stems clamber over trees or rocks. Once a year, typically in early summer, it

Parry's Agave (Agave parryi): Compact Blue-Green Rosette

Overview Parrys Agave (Agave parryi) is a supremely architectural, compact agave forming tight, symmetrical rosettes of broad, blue-gray leaves with distinctive dark brown to black terminal spines and marginal teeth.

Soapweed Yucca (Yucca glauca): Great Plains Native with Edible Flowers

Overview Soapweed Yucca (Yucca glauca), also called Great Plains Yucca or Beargrass, is a stemless, clumping native of the central North American prairies. Narrow, blue-green, spine-tipped leaves form a dense rosette

Spiral Aloe (Aloe polyphylla): Mesmerizing Geometric Succulent

Overview Spiral Aloe (Aloe polyphylla) is one of natures most perfect geometric wonders. Its hundreds of gray-green, broad leaves are arranged in a tight, clockwise or counterclockwise spiral, forming a stemless rose

Pencil Cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli 'Rosea'): Firesticks Succulent

Overview Pencil Cactus Rosea (Euphorbia tirucalli Rosea, marketed as Firesticks or Sticks of Fire) is a striking, spineless succulent shrub with cylindrical, pencil-thick branches that turn brilliant orange-red in fu

Baobab (Adansonia digitata): The Upside-Down Tree of Africa

Overview The Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is an icon of the African savanna, known as the Upside-Down Tree for its massive, bottle-shaped trunk and sparse, root-like branches. The trunk can reach 30+ feet in diameter,

Cobweb Houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): Spiderweb-Covered Hens & Chicks

Overview Cobweb Houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) is a charming, small rosette succulent whose leaves are connected by fine, white, cobweb-like hairs. The rosettes are green to reddish, 1–2 inches across, and prod

Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe daigremontiana 'Jaws of Life'): Prolific Plantlet Producer

Overview Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe daigremontiana Jaws of Life, syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum) is a fascinating, upright succulent famous for the countless tiny plantlets that form along the margins of its la

Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris): Spineless Pink-Flowered Prickly Pear

Overview Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) is a low, clumping prickly pear native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Its distinctive pads are flattened, blue-gray to purple, and notably spineless (though they hav

Black Tree Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'): Dramatic Dark Rosettes

Overview Black Tree Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum Zwartkop, also Schwarzkopf) is a stunning succulent with large, glossy, near-black purple rosettes atop branching, woody stems. The color deepens to richest black in full

String of Bananas (Senecio radicans): Cascading Succulent Vine

Overview String of Bananas (Senecio radicans), also called Banana Vine or Necklace Plant, is a delightful trailing succulent with curved, banana-shaped leaves on slender, wiry stems. The leaves are translucent-green

Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata): Architectural Desert Shrub

Overview Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata), also called Cane Cholla or Walking Stick Cholla, is a treelike, cylindrical-stemmed cactus native to the southwestern US and Mexico. It forms a woody trunk with branch

African Milk Bush (Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra): Purple-Stemmed Succulent Shrub

Overview African Milk Bush (Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra, syn. Synadenium compactum var. rubrum) is a striking, upright succulent shrub from East Africa. Its thick, fleshy stems are a deep, glossy purple-red, espe

Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum): Spectacular Spring Bloomer

Overview The Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum, syn. Bombax ellipticum) is a deciduous, bottle-trunked tree from Mexico and Central America. Its most spectacular feature is the mass of huge, brush-like flow

Fan Aloe (Aloe plicatilis): Distinctive Fan-Shaped Tree Aloe

Overview Fan Aloe (Aloe plicatilis) is one of the most architecturally unique aloes. Its gray-green, tongue-shaped leaves are arranged in two opposite ranks, forming a perfect, open fan. The trunk is thick, gray, and

Paddle Plant (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora): Flapjack Succulent with Red Lips

Overview Paddle Plant, also called Flapjack or Desert Cabbage (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora), forms a basal rosette of large, flat, paddle-shaped leaves coated in a white, powdery bloom. The leaf margins turn a brilliant co