Neon Sedum (Sedum spectabile 'Neon'): Electric Pink Flower Power

Overview Neon Sedum (Sedum spectabile Neon, often Hylotelephium Neon) lives up to its name with intensely vivid, neon-pink flower heads that glow in the late summer garden. The foliage is a clean, light green, provid

Mexican Giant Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei): World's Tallest Cactus

Overview Mexican Giant Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei) is the tallest cactus in the world, reaching 60+ feet and weighing up to 25 tons. Native to Baja California and Sonora, Mexico, it resembles a massive, branching S

Twin-Flowered Agave (Agave geminiflora): Narrow-Leaved Fountain

Overview Twin-Flowered Agave (Agave geminiflora) is a distinctive, dense, fountain-like agave with hundreds of very narrow, flexible, dark green leaves that radiate from a central crown. The leaves are unarmed (no te

Blue Glow Agave (Agave 'Blue Glow'): Compact Hybrid Jewel

Overview Blue Glow Agave (Agave Blue Glow) is a stunning, compact hybrid (A. attenuata x A. ocahui) that combines the best of both parents. It forms a solitary, symmetrical rosette of blue-gray leaves with striking r

Vera Jameson Sedum (Sedum 'Vera Jameson'): Pink-Flowered Purple-Leaved Spreader

Overview Vera Jameson Sedum (Sedum Vera Jameson, often classified as Hylotelephium) is a low, spreading stonecrop with fleshy, rounded, purple-tinged blue-green leaves on arching, dark stems. In late summer to fall,

Ellisiana Prickly Pear (Opuntia cacanapa 'Ellisiana'): Spineless Smooth Pads

Overview Ellisiana Prickly Pear (Opuntia cacanapa Ellisiana) is a prized, nearly spineless selection with large, smooth, blue-green pads. It forms a shrubby clump 3–5 feet tall and wide. The pads are exceptionally sm

Blue Spruce Sedum (Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'): Conifer-Like Groundcover

Overview Blue Spruce Sedum (Sedum rupestre Blue Spruce, syn. S. reflexum) is a low, mat-forming sedum with needle-like, blue-gray leaves that resemble a miniature blue spruce. The leaves are arranged around the stems

Panda Plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa): Fuzzy Teddy Bear Succulent

Overview Panda Plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa), also called Pussy Ears or Teddy Bear Plant, is a beloved, shrubby succulent covered in dense, white-silvery felt with chocolate-brown tips on the leaves. The leaves are thi

Kamchatka Sedum (Sedum kamtschaticum): Russian Stonecrop Groundcover

Overview Kamchatka Sedum (Sedum kamtschaticum), or Russian Stonecrop, is a hardy, low-growing, semi-evergreen groundcover from Siberia and the Russian Far East. Glossy, deep green, scalloped leaves form a dense mat 4

Starfish Cactus (Orbea variegata): Carrion Flower Succulent

Overview Starfish Cactus (Orbea variegata, syn. Stapelia variegata) is a low, clumping succulent from South Africa with 4-angled, toothed stems that spread horizontally. Its claim to fame is the extraordinary, starfi

Watch Chain Crassula (Crassula muscosa): Tiny Scale-Leaved Succulent

Overview Watch Chain Crassula (Crassula muscosa), also called Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, or Rattail Crassula, is a curious, small succulent with tight, overlapping, scale-like leaves that completely cover the

Foxtail Agave (Agave attenuata): Spineless Swan-Neck Succulent

Overview Foxtail Agave (Agave attenuata), also called Dragon-Tree Agave or Spineless Agave, is unique among agaves for its complete lack of spines and teeth. Its soft, pliable, pale blue-green leaves form an open, ar

Old Man Cactus (Cephalocereus senilis): White-Haired Columnar Cactus

Overview Old Man Cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) is a columnar cactus from eastern Mexico, famous for its dense covering of long, white, silky hairs that conceal the green stem and sharp spines. The hairs protect from

Split Rock (Pleiospilos nelii): Mimicry Succulent "Living Stone"

Overview Split Rock (Pleiospilos nelii) is a fascinating living stone mimicry succulent from South Africa. It consists of 2–4 pairs of extremely thick, gray-green, hemispherical leaves fused at the base, separated by

Queen Victoria Agave (Agave victoriae-reginae): Compact Geometric Masterpiece

Overview Queen Victoria Agave (Agave victoriae-reginae) is widely considered the most beautiful and geometrically perfect agave. It forms a small, dense, symmetrical rosette of thick, triangular, deep green leaves st

Argentine Saguaro (Echinopsis terscheckii): Fast-Growing Columnar Giant

Overview Argentine Saguaro (Echinopsis terscheckii, syn. Trichocereus terscheckii) is a massive, fast-growing columnar cactus from northwestern Argentina. It resembles the North American Saguaro but grows much faster

Cow's Horn Euphorbia (Euphorbia grandicornis): Zigzag Spined Succulent

Overview Cows Horn Euphorbia (Euphorbia grandicornis) is a large, shrubby to tree-like succulent from East Africa. Its most distinctive feature is the prominent, zigzag wings along the 3–4 angled stems, armed with pa

Madagascar Ocotillo (Alluaudia procera): Spiny Columnar Succulent Tree

Overview Madagascar Ocotillo (Alluaudia procera) is a bizarre, columnar succulent tree from the spiny forests of southern Madagascar. It grows as a single, tall, unbranched (or sparsely branched) trunk covered in row

Santa Rita Prickly Pear (Opuntia santa-rita): Purple-Padded Desert Beauty

Overview Santa Rita Prickly Pear (Opuntia santa-rita) is a stunning, shrubby opuntia with round, flat pads that turn a vivid violet-purple in response to cold and drought stress. The purple is most intense in winter.

Orchid Cactus (Disocactus ackermannii): Red Strap-Stemmed Epiphyte

Overview Orchid Cactus (Disocactus ackermannii, often sold as Epiphyllum ackermannii) is a stunning epiphytic cactus with long, flat, strap-like, spineless stems that cascade elegantly. In spring, it produces large,