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Adenia thru Dorstenia
RC = rooted cutting
* = only advertised on the web site due to limited quantities
Adenia keramanthus (PASSIFLORACEAE)- #7696 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - upright fuzzy green stems, fuzzy green leaves, eventually makes fairly thick multiple stems several feet tall
A. pechuelii NEW - #8057 - 3¼"pot RC - $10.00 - rooted cuttings of this uncommon species will eventually form a low gray-green caudex, image of specimen
A. spinosa - #7680 - 4"pot - $8.00 - green teardrop-shaped caudex can grow to 2' or more, short stiff vining stems with blue-green leaves, leaf bases become spines, nice fat seedlings
Adenium arabicum (APOCYNACEAE) - #6860 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - large growing species from the Arabian peninsula forms low fat caudex with upright branches, large green leaves, small pink flowers
A. arabicum 'Fat Guys' F2 - #9251 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - fat seedlings tend to remain lower, fatter and branch more heavily than the species, same light pink flowers
A. 'Blackberry' hybrid - #9178 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - this seed was given to us and we have not yet flowered any of this batch, the plants are vigorous and have the shiny blunt green leaves of typical Adenium obesum
A. hybrid #10 - #8782 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - (A. crispum x A. arabicum)F2, our most popular hybrid back in stock, seedlings quickly fatten and branch and eventually form the low massive caudex of A. arabicum with narrower pointed leaves, some with crisped edges and white venation, flowers are pink with red nectar guides in the throat
A. somalense v. nova Tanzania - #8113 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - we have been growing seedlings of some of the first plants imported of this nice variety for years and have them back in stock, the flower is typical A. somalense with a dark pink to red edge and white inner petal, the caudex which becomes larger than a watermelon in time forms underground and can be raised for effect, the light green leaves for long and narrow
Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor' (AGAVACEAE) - #9301 - 3¼"pot - $7.50 - dark green leaves with pale yellow margins, sharp brown teeth and a lighter green midstripe
A. parryi "patonii" variegate - #8491 - 3¼"pot - $7.50 - plump blue-green leaves with thick white margins and thick black spines form flat rosette when young, when mature it forms spiny hemispherical plant
*A. stricta "nana" - #5057 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - thin stiff tubular blue-green leaves from a small rosette up to 12" across, from Minas Asbestos in Mexico
Alluaudiopsis marnieriana (DIDIERIACEAE) - #8201 - 3¼"pot - $7.50 - bushy species that develops thick roots and trunk and can be used for bonsai, initially thin stems with short sharp paired spines, thin bright green annual leaves, pink flowers in spring if you are lucky
*Aloe 'Blue Hawaii' NEW (ALOEACEAE) - #8829 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - hybrid by Nathan Wong, blue leaves with white mottling, red flowers, rosettes grow to about 6" and cluster well
A. 'Crosby's Prolific' - #9109 - 2¾" pot - $4.00 - plump light green leaves with short white teeth, makes nice compact clumps, spikes of dark orange flowers
*A. distans hybrid - #9149 - 4"pot - $8.00 - pretty plants appear to be A. distans, but have pink and not yellow flowers, short dark green leaves with bright yellow teeth, will form rosettes 5" across
A. 'Doran Black' - #7007 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - light green and white rosettes formed by thick leaves with odd rough texture, make pretty small clumps
A. herroensis - #9266 - 2¾" pot - $4.00 - blue-geen leaves with white spots eventually form 2 ½' wide rosette
A. 'Pepe' - #5070 - 2¾" pot - $4.00 - A. descoingsii x A. haworthioides, narrow dark green leaves with small soft white spines, easy to grow, makes nice clusters
A. variegata - #5085 - 2¾" pot - $4.00 - Partridge Breast Aloe, thick upright green and white mottled leaves, short spikes of red flowers
A. wickensii - #5086 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - upright dark brown/green leaves on young plants, green when mature
A. zanzibarica - #5091 - 2¾" pot - $4.00 - small rosettes of short fat light green leaves with short white teeth, shortly columnar stems branch heavily from the base
Aloinopsis malherbei NEW (MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE) - #7894 - 2¾" pot - $4.00 - rosettes of flat blue-green leaves with small white bumps on edges, yellow flower
A. shooneesii - #7569 - 2¼"pot - $4.00 - round green leaves on top of thick taproot, golden flowers
Anacampseros retusa (PORTULACACEAE) - #8517 - 2¾"pot - $4.00 - compact rosettes of shiny dark green leaves form small clusters, pink flowers borne on short stalks open in afternoon
Avonia buderiana (PORTULACACEAE) - #8392 - 2¾"pot - $4.00 - thin upright branching stems clothed in white papery scales, small yellow flowers at tips in late afternoon
A. quinaria ssp. alstonii - #8493 - ¾"plants - $5.00 - thin snaky stems with papery scales from shiny caudex, large white flowers borne at the end of the stems last one afternoon, small seedlings
A. quinaria ssp. quinaria - #8697 - ¾"plants - $5.00 - thin snaky stems with papery scales from shiny caudex, bright pink flowers borne at the end of the stems last one afternoon, small seedlings
*Beaucarnea recurvata (RUSCACEAE) - #5119 - 4"pot - $8.00 - Ponytail Palm, common Mexican species, nice fat bases with light green grassy tops
Brachychiton rupestris (STERCULIACEAE) - #5680 - 4"pot - $8.00 - one species of Australian Bottle Tree, thin dark green leaves are 3 lobed when mature, thick tap root can be raised, stem very flexible bonsai style wiring
Bursera fagaroides (BURSERACEAE) - #5662 - 6"pot - $15.00 - stout seedlings that have the beginning of a nice canopy, pealing bark, good for bonsai
B. microphylla - #9234 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - (South Mountain, AZ) seedlings with thick taproot, dark green compound leaves with thin leaflets, sap has strong fragrance, will develop white peeling bark when mature
*B. mcrophylla - 5124.6 - 6"pot - $15.00 - branching seedlings from thick roots
Ceraria fruticulosa (large leaves) (PORTULACACEAE) - #8432 - 3¼"potRC - $6.00 - fast growing clone with flat gray green leaves, stems eventually develop peeling brown bark and thick roots, can be trained as bonsai
C. fruticulosa (small leaves) - #8016 - 3¼"potRC - $6.00 - leaves much small than above and round in cross-section, stems are red-brown and develop peeling bark and thick roots, many small pink flowers
C. pygmeae - tan stems with fat light green leaves, roots thicken in time and can be raised, nice for bonsai, your choice of rooted cuttings from sexed clones below
C. pygmeae (female clone) - #9204 - 2¼"potRC - $4.00 - rooted cuttings from known sexes
C. pygmeae (male clone) - #9205 - 2¼"potRC - $4.00 - rooted cuttings from known sexes
C. pygmeae NEW - #5002 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - these are seedlings, not cuttings, so they are already forming nice thick roots, which can be raised, eventually, for display
Cheiridopsis derenbergiana (W. Nabapeep) NEW (MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE) - #9321 - 2¾"pot - $4.00 - clusters of long thin bright green leaves with raised teeth on the tips, large yellow flowers
*Commiphora abyssinica NEW (BURSERACEAE) - #8788 - 4"pot RC - $8.00 - one of the current sources for myrrh, although not the bibilical one, fast growing with peeling bark and 3 lobed leaves, can be grown as bonsai, rooted cuttings, makes a nice specimen
C. wightii - #8551.6 - 6"pot - $15.00 - Guggul tree from India, related to myrrh, small light green leaves, stems thicken with age and can be trained for bonsai
Corallocarpus boehmii (CUCURBITACEAE) - #8307 - 2¾"pot - $4.00 - white stem eventually forms round base, vining stem with fuzzy light green leaves
Crassula muscosa (CRASSULACEAE) - #8022 - 2¾"pot - $4.00 - ¼" thick square green stems made of pointed leaves, forms clumps
Cyphostemma x 'Fat Bastard' (VITACEAE) - #8112 - 6"pot - $15.00 - back in stock again, this hybrid of questionable heritage whose mother was C. juttae and father is still a mystery forms a large tuberous root system which can be raised for effect and above ground stem with peeling bark, bright green 3-lobed leaves in summer, this is a 6 year old plant in a 2 gallon pot
SOLD OUT Dorstenia crispa v. lancifolia (MORACEAE) - #9295 - 3¼"pot - $6.00 - odd member of the fig family, conical dark green stems branch of the base, long narrow deciduous gray-green leaves with wavy edges, odd "flowers" look a bit like starfish
* = only advertised on the web site due to limited quantities