Succulents are often chosen as houseplants for direct light conditions. Their ability to endure drought is reflected in the fleshy stem or…
Month: July 2015
Caralluma edulis is a suckering succulent shrub with grey-green, obscurely 4-sided stems with rounded angles and tapering into a long …
Caralluma adscendens is a small, shrubby succulent with erect 4-angled branches and minute leaves present only on young branches, soon …
Stenocereus thurberi (Organ Pipe Cactus) is a cactus with several narrow stems that rise vertically, growing from a short trunk just …
Opuntias are desert cacti and need lots of sun, lots of light, and very little water. If you live in a hot, arid area, these plants can…
Indian Fig Opuntia is grown primarily as a fruit crop but also for vegetable nopales and other uses. Most culinary references to the…
Opuntia ficus-indica (Prickly Pear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with dull green or grayish green, narrowly elliptic to ovate stem…
All true cactus fruit is safe to eat, but some taste better than others. Some taste best cooked, and most have to be peeled or otherwise …
Cacti and succulents are relatively pest-free plants, but like many others, they occasionally fall prey to common greenhouse pests like…
Disocactus speciosus (Sun Cereus) is an occasionally epiphytic cactus with erect or pendant, much-branched stems with 3 to 5 sharp wavy …