Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Hardy groundcover bromeliad; yellow flowers
Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Tropical – shrubby, climbing, sprawling arms; night-blooming
Adenia glauca
Large stem caudex with taproot; vining w/broad lobed leaves
Adenia spinosa
Caudex to 8ft. prefers shade while the 6ft. long vines prefer sun; keep warm and dry in winter
Adenia venenata
Tree-like caudiciform 2 feet around and can grow 10 feet tall. Palmate leaves.
Adenium arabicum
Rare; large caudex base with long stems, bonsai style. Dry in winter.
Adenium arabicum “Shada”
Large caudex base with long stems, small pink flowers. Bloom food in spring.
Adenium obesum
Caudex base with long stems. Often hybridized for a variety of flowers.
Adenium obesum “Chubby Tubby”
Beautiful cultivar with fat caudex base and stubby stems.
Adenium socotranum
Very rare. Grows in rocky soils in areas with high winds off the horn of Africa. Large caudex to 8ft. Pale pink flowers, not often seen in cultivation.
Adenium somalense
Caudex base with tall stems, strappy leaves
Adenium swazicum
Caudex base with long stems, bonsai style, flowers when young. Dwarf, shrubby.
Adromischus cristatus
Small, thick curly-edged leaves, to 4″ across with aerial roots
Adromischus filicaulis
Slow growing, spotted grey-green leaves. Rot prone. Make sure you have very fast draining soil.
Adromischus hummels
South African dense clumps of succulent leaves, spring bloomer
Aechmea fasciata
Stiff, upright w/arching leaves; pink/purple flowers
Aechmea recurvata
2ft. terrestrial bromeliad; stiff leaves w/pinkish bloom stalks
Aechmea recurvata v. benrathii
Long recurved leaves turn bright red when rosette is ready to bloom and will produce many small lavender flowers.
Aeonium “Berry Nice”
A. decorum “Berry Nice”
Forms full mounds of 4″ rosettes. Colorful leaves with red edges and central stripe.
Aeonium “Blushing Beauty”
A. canariense x A. arboreum
Dense clumps of green rosettes with a blush color spreading from the edges to the center with more sun. Yellow flowers.
Aeonium “Carol”
Aeonium canariense hybrid, discovered in Santa Barbara. 2 to 3 ft. tall. Broad 18″ rosettes.
Aeonium “Catlin”
Dense, shrubby to 3ft.+; green w/red edges, darker in sun
Aeonium “Cyclops”
Large dinner-plate rosettes on thick stalk. Dark purple leaves with a bright green center in full sun. Hybrids available with many branches, but original cultivar is often solitary or with few branches. Giant pyramid of yellow flowers.
Aeonium “Fiesta”
Dense clumps of brightly colored variegated green, yellow, and red rosettes with a blush color spreading along the edges with more sun. Yellow flowers.
Aeonium “Garnet”
3ft.; Green, dark-red-tipped leaves turn more red in sun
Aeonium “Graciosa”
Shrub to 2′, dark purple-edged leaves
Aeonium “Greyhound”
Hybrid with very green leaves, medium rosettes, shrubby to 3ft.
Aeonium “Jolly Green”
Low growing staying under 1 foot tall with each stem ending in tight 8 to 10 inch wide green rosettes. The summer flowers are pale greenish yellow.
Name seems to be used for a variety of low-growing green Aeoniums, with narrow or rounded leaves.
Shade-tolerant.
Aeonium “Kiwi Verde”
A. haworthii hybrid
Small rosettes, shrubby to 2ft. Green leaves with a bit of red on the edges.
Aeonium “Kiwi”
A. haworthii hybrid
Small rosettes, shrubby to 2ft, with variable green, pink, and yellow leaves.