Moroccan Mound (Euphorbia resinifera): A Low-Growing, Clumping Succulent for Xeriscapes

Moroccan Mound, also called Official Spurge or Resin Spurge, forms dense, cushion-like mounds of four-angled, blue-green stems armed with pairs of short, brown spines. Native to Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, this euphorbia

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula tetragona): A Charming Succulent Bonsai Look-Alike

The Miniature Pine Tree, or Crassula tetragona, is a delightful succulent shrublet that resembles a tiny conifer. Its upright, branching stems are densely clad with awl-shaped, bright green leaves, creating a fine-textur

Desert Spoon (Dasylirion wheeleri): A Striking Blue Sotol for Arid Landscapes

The Desert Spoon, commonly known as Blue Sotol, is a magnificent succulent native to the Chihuahuan Desert. Its symmetrical rosette of slender, blue-green leaves radiating from a central crown makes it a focal point in x

Baseball Plant (Euphorbia obesa): Perfect Spherical Succulent

Overview Baseball Plant (Euphorbia obesa) is a remarkable, solitary, spherical succulent that looks exactly like a baseball—ribbed, segmented, and perfectly round. The gray-green body has 8 broad, slightly raised rib

Cathedral Bells (Kalanchoe pinnata): Miracle Leaf Succulent

Overview Cathedral Bells (Kalanchoe pinnata), also called Air Plant, Life Plant, or Miracle Leaf, is an upright, fleshy succulent with large, scalloped, pinnately compound leaves that produce plantlets along their ma

Lifesaver Plant (Huernia zebrina): Striped Carrion Flower

Overview Lifesaver Plant (Huernia zebrina) is a low, clumping, leafless succulent from southern Africa with 4–5 angled, toothed, gray-green stems. Its extraordinary flowers are the star: 5-pointed, cream-colored peta

Bunny Ears Cactus (Opuntia microdasys): Polka-Dot Spined Charmer

Overview Bunny Ears Cactus (Opuntia microdasys), also called Polka Dot Cactus or Angels Wings, is a dense, shrubby opuntia composed of paired, oval pads covered in dense clusters of tiny, golden-yellow glochids (barb

Hobbit Jade (Crassula ovata 'Hobbit'): Tubular-Leaved Money Tree

Overview Hobbit Jade (Crassula ovata Hobbit) is a delightful cultivar of the classic Jade Plant with tubular, cupped leaves that curl inward, forming a concave spoon shape with a cupped tip—reminiscent of hobbit pipe

Showy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile): Classic Upright Sedum

Overview Showy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile, syn. Sedum spectabile) is the classic upright sedum that has graced gardens for generations. Thick, gray-green leaves clothe sturdy stems. In late summer, broad, fl

Cabbage on a Stick (Brighamia insignis): Endangered Hawaiian Succulent

Overview Cabbage on a Stick (Brighamia insignis), or Ōlulu, is a critically endangered Hawaiian endemic succulent. It has a thick, swollen, bottle-shaped trunk topped with a dense rosette of fleshy, spoon-shaped, glo

Zebra Haworthia (Haworthia fasciata): Striped Window Succulent

Overview Zebra Haworthia (Haworthia fasciata) is a diminutive, rosette-forming succulent beloved for its dark green, triangular leaves boldly banded with raised, white tubercles in horizontal ridges—resembling zebra

Mountain Aloe (Aloe marlothii): Majestic Single-Stemmed Tree Aloe

Overview Mountain Aloe (Aloe marlothii) is a magnificent, single-stemmed tree aloe from southern Africa. A massive, unbranched trunk (up to 10+ feet) supports a dense rosette of broad, gray-green, recurved leaves arm

Lace Aloe (Aloe aristata): Hardy Clumping Rosette

Overview Lace Aloe (Aloe aristata), also called Torch Plant, is a small, hardy, clumping aloe from South Africa. It forms tight rosettes of dark green, triangular leaves densely covered in white tubercles (bumps) and

Beaked Yucca (Yucca rostrata): Blue Globe Trunked Beauty

Overview Beaked Yucca (Yucca rostrata) is one of the most ornamental trunk-forming yuccas. A dense, symmetrical globe of narrow, pale blue-green leaves with yellow margins and a sharp terminal spine crowns a stout, f

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia): Mojave Desert Icon

Overview The Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) is the iconic sentinel of the Mojave Desert. Its twisted, spiny branches end in dense rosettes of bayonet-like, gray-green leaves. It grows slowly to 15–40 feet, developing

Mandacaru (Cereus fernambucensis): Brazilian Columnar Night Bloomer

Overview Mandacaru (Cereus fernambucensis) is a large, tree-like columnar cactus from northeastern Brazil. It forms a woody trunk with branching, 4–6 ribbed, blue-green stems armed with stout spines. In spring to summ

Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus): Magenta-Fleshed Pitaya

Overview Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is a vining, epiphytic cactus prized for its stunning fruit: bright pink skin with green scales and deep magenta-red flesh studded with tiny black seeds. The flavor i

Fire Spinner Ice Plant (Delosperma 'Fire Spinner'): Tricolor Bloom Carpet

Overview Fire Spinner Ice Plant (Delosperma Fire Spinner, PP21,390) is a breakthrough hybrid ice plant with unbelievable tricolor flowers: fiery orange petals, a hot pink ring, and a white center. The succulent, cylin

Halfmens (Pachypodium namaquanum): Bottle-Trunked Succulent Tree

Overview Halfmens (Pachypodium namaquanum), also called Elephants Trunk or Club Foot, is a bizarre, bottle-trunked succulent tree from the Richtersveld of South Africa and Namibia. The trunk is massively swollen, gra

Barbados Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata): Leafy Cactus Vine with Edible Fruit

Overview Barbados Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata) is a unique, leafy cactus vine—one of the few cacti with true, persistent leaves. It scrambles over vegetation with hooked spines. The leaves are simple, ovate, and ed