Succulents

Madagascar Ocotillo!

If you are familiar with Fouquieria splendens , a.k.a Ocotillo, then you will have a sense of the form of this plant. Though not a relative of our southwest native the form is strikin... More

Dwarf Aloes! This small-growing Aloe is often mistaken for a Gasteria or Haworthia. It produces a compact rosette of 3 in. - 4 in. long leaves that are tightly clustered, with age attaining multiple heads. The sur... More

Short leaf aloe! This beautiful species is quite moisture tolerant and able to withstand fairly cold temperatures, down into the upper teens, with minimal damage. It is a compact plant with short and fat waxy, blue le... More

Wild forms! Often what is in cultivation for a species is one clone, introduced years back and then divided over and over. That one clone becomes so widespread that we often use it to define the species, when in ... More

Dwarf soap aloe! This low-growing species is often mistaken for Aloe maculata but can be distinguished by its smaller size which is about one third of that of the soap aloe. A low-growing profile and suckering habit m... More

Karoo Aloe! Aloe longistyla is an interesting little aloe that originates from the arid Karoos of South Africa. The plant has qualities that are reminiscent of Aloe humilis and Aloe brevifolia but the rosettes ar... More

Pink stuff aloe! This aloe has relatively few leaves and tends to grow as a solitary rosette with an open form. The leaves are heavily marked on both sides with numerous white elongated spots. The flower spike is tall... More

Hardy aloe! Finally, an aloe we can grow outside that survives in spite of heat and wet winters. These large, succulent perennials produce 3' tall candelabra-like panicles throughout the warm months. The pinkish-... More

Pure aloe striata! Coral aloe is one of our favorite Aloes. The broad, silver leaves, toothless margins, and beautiful symmetry make this plant a standout amongst aloes. True Aloe striata is often hard to find because m... More

One way then another Aloe! This aloe is unique in that its growth habit changes as it ages. For a long period of time during this plants juvenile phase the leaves of the plant are distichous or stacked in two rows that parallel... More

Transvaal Zebra! According to the book in. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa in. by vanWyk and Smith, this plant is not a separate species but one of several forms of the highly variable Aloe zebrina. This particular... More

Aloe Dorian Black! The leaves of this Aloe hybrid are green but have numerous warty, longitudinal bumps that are whitish in color. In fact there are so many of the bumpy projections that the plant looks almost white, wi... More

Pepe Aloe! This hybrid of Aloe descoingsii x A. haworthioides is one of my favorite aloes in my potted aloe collection. I love its tight, clustering habit of almost micro-sized, perfectly-symmetrical rosettes. I... More

Wonder Child Aloe! This aloe hybrid was an introduction from the Huntington Botanical Garden's International Succulent Introduction (ISI) program in 2006. It was a selection made by Brian Kemble, curator of the Ruth Ban... More

Aloe Aristata Hybrid! We got this great plant years ago labeled simply as Aloe aristata Hybrid. What Aloe aristata was crossed with has never been determined but we almost think the other parent might have been a Gasteria ... More

Golden Toothed Aloe
This Aloe x nobilis clone was given to us years ago by Tom Peace. Over the years that we have kept it in our container collection it has always been highly admired. In overall form, it is a c... More

Small succulent This cute little succulent produces a tight rosette with numerous, stiff, olive-green spiky leaves that reach about 3 in. in height. The plant resembles a cluster of green, old fashioned, blacksmith-m... More

Some plants are truly fun and strike your fancy because of certain characteristics that are unique and intriguing. This is one of those plants for me. The bright green leathery leaves are thick and fl... More

Hotnotstoonjie! The succulent Asclepiads have always fascinated me. The shapes of the stems and flowers are interesting enough, yet it is the floral fragrances that set this group apart. When a plants floral fragranc... More

This highly ornamental and rarely offered species is a real must have! Its tight symmetrical appearance and silver blue leaves make it a real beauty but it is also heat and cold tolerant. Most Echever... More

Years back we obtained this wonderful clone of Gasteria armstrongii and it has always been a favorite. The dark, near black-green leaves form small 1" wide and 3" long distichous rosettes that slowly ... More

Short leaf Gasteria! The name Gasteria brevifolia may not be a valid name botanically but horticulturally the name exists. Our plants form a tight rosette composed of short, fat, fleshy leaves covered with prominant white... More

Napier Living stone! Gasterias have been relegated to pot culture in all but the mildest climates. It has been assumed that the are completely cold tender but our experimentation and observations of the plants seen in hab... More

Croucher's Gasteria!
This species of Gasteria is one of the larger growing species, with rosettes reaching up to 15" in height and 24" in diameter. The rosettes are composed of triangular shaped, lanceolate leaves that ar... More