Pachyphytum is a small genus of succulent plants in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico. The name of the genus comes from the ancient Greek words "pachys", meaning "thick" and "phyton", meaning "plant".
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Pachyphytum rzedowskii is a succulent plant that forms rosettes at the tips of the stems. The rosettes are loose to compact and up to 2.8 inches (7 cm)…
Pachyphytum compactum f. variegata is a small, compact succulent with variegated and distinctively patterned leaves. The stem is short, stout, up to 6…
Pachyphytum 'Captain Jessop' is a succulent perennial with descending or hanging stems. The leaves are arranged in rosettes. They are dark…
Pachyphytum oviferum f. variegata (Moonstones) is a lovely succulent up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall and up to 12 inches (30 cm) wide. The…
Pachyphytum bracteosum (Silver Bracts) is a glaucous, succulent undershrub up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall, with plump, silvery-grey leaves…
Pachyphytum viride is an evergreen perennial succulent with descending or hanging stems that grow up to 3.3 feet (1 m) long and up to 1.4 inches (3.5 cm)…
Pachyphytum oviferum (Moonstones) is a prostrate succulent plant, up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall and up to 12 inches (30 cm) wide, with white stems, bearing…
Pachyphytum compactum (Little Jewel) is an attractive succulent that forms rosettes of 30 to 80, mostly congested leaves. Stems are often…