Plant Highlights By Date
Encephalartos horridus
February 2017
Encephalartos horridus is a slow-growing plant which can live for centuries and it is much prized in horticulture for its stunning blue leaves. The leaves of Encephalartos horridus are several feet long and arch outward from the growing point. Each one has a cylindrical mid-rib, with spiky leaflets jutting out to either side.
Othonna retrofracta
January 2017
Like other members of the Daisy Family, they have small flowers grouped in a cup-like structure called a capitulum. Around the outside of the group are female flowers called “ray florets”, each with a single long yellow lobe, giving the flower cluster its classic “daisy” appearance
Lachenalia viridiflora
December 2016
Within its genus, Lachenalia viridiflora stands out due to the extraordinary blue-green color of its flowers and it’s smooth strap-like leaves.
Crassula tecta
November 2016
Crassula tecta is a dwarf, stemless clump-forming subspecies of the Stonecrop Family, with tightly-packed chubby oval leaves up to an inch long.
Pleiospilos simulans
October 2016
The Ice Plant Family Aizoaceae, is full of oddities that have strange names like the genus Pleiospilos-simulans, which has been given the name “split rock.”
Peniocereus serpentinus
September 2016
Peniocereus serpentinus belongs to a group of Peniocereus which were formerly put in the genus Nyctocereus so it can also be called Nyctocereus serpentinus.
Salvia pachyphylla
August 2016
There are many species of Salvia in horticulture, and they vary tremendously in their drought tolerance and one such plant is Salvia pachyphylla.
Hesperaloe nocturna
July 2016
Hesperaloe nocturna forms a clump of gray-green narrow grass-like leaves that curve outward, with fine thread-like fibers curling from the edges. The clump is about 4 to 5 feet tall, and a little more than this in diameter because of the way the leaves arch out.
Neoporteria crispa
June 2016
Neoporteria crispa is normally a solitary plant about 2 to 4 inches (5 – 10 cm) in diameter, with 10 to 16 lumpy ribs and numerous curving spines.
Agave gentryi
May 2016
Agave gentryi is a large species originating in the mountains of northeastern Mexico. Agave gentryi is among the few species that flower in two stages.
