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Adenium

Species: arabicum 'Shada'.

The most xeric species in the genus, A. arabicum 'Shada' also forms a fatter caudex than other adenium species.

Agave

Species: titanota.

Amazing powder blue leaves with distinctive marginal teeth and wavy terminal spine.

Boswellia

Species: sacra.

Plant from which frankincense "tears" and essential oil is extracted. Native to southern arabian peni...

Bursera

Species: microphylla.

Butia

Species: capitata.

Probably the cold hardiest feather palm. Native to Argentina. Excellent choice for containers.

Carnegiea

Species: gigantea.

Cephalocereus

Species: senilis.

The "Old Man of Mexico" cactus.

Chamaerops

Species: humilis.

Cold hardy dwarf palm.

Citrus

Species: reticulata 'Fremont'.

Coffea

Species: arabica.

Coffee plant.

Commiphora

Species: africana.

Copiapoa

Species: cinerea.

Amazing cactus from the Atacama Desert of Chile. The plant receives most of it's moisture from coastal fog.

Dracaena

Species: draco.

Famed Dragon Tree from the Canary Islands.

Ferocactus

Species: viridescens.

Ficus

Genus: Carica.
Species: carica 'Atreano'.

Italian variety from the Amalfi coast.

Frailea

Species: asterioides.

Idria

Species: columnaris.

Bizarre member of the ocotillo family. Found mostly in Baja, Mexico.

Obregonia

Species: denegrei.

The Artichoke Cactus of Mexico.

Olea

Species: europaea 'Arbequina'.

Variety from Cataluna, Spain. Produces fruit at very young age.

Olneya

Species: tesota.

The Ironwood Tree, a legume native to the Sonoran Desert. Believed to live 500 years or more. The wood is so h...

Opuntia

Species: ficus-indica.

Large prickly pear which usually grows into a tree. Native to Mexico. It is grown extensively in the Mediterra...

Pachgerocereus

Species: orcuttii.

Interesting intergeneric hybrid of Pachycereus pringlei and Bergerocactus emoryi. Only several plants are found...

Pachycereus

Species: pringlei.

Largest growing cactus in the world. Native to Mexico.

Pachypodium

Species: namaquanum.

Beautiful plant from Namibia in the Madagascar Palm family.

Pelecyphora

Species: aselliformis.

Pereskia

Species: portulacifolia.

Very primitive cactus; probably what the first cacti looked like before they evolved into the various genera/spe...

Phoenix

Species: dactylifera.

Pogostemon

Species: cablin.

Patchouli plant from which essential oils are extracted.

Pseudolithos

Species: eylensis.

Strange little succulent from Ethiopia.

Punica

Species: granatum.

Steno.

Species: thurberi v. littoralis.

Rare dwarf Organ Pipe cactus found in extreme southern Baja Mexico.

Stenocereus

Species: eruca.

Strange cactus endemic to Baja, Mexico. The plant grows laterally along the ground, rooting along the way. Cer...

Trachycarpus

Species: fortunei.

One of the cold hardiest palms.

Uebelmannia

Species: pectinifera.

Beautiful sub-tropical cactus from Brazil.

Welwitschia

Genus: Mirabilis.
Species: mirabilis.

Amazing monotypic gymnosperm from the Namibian Desert. Plants are believed to possibly live for a thousand year...

Yucca

Species: filifera.

Giant yucca from Mexico. Form is somewhat similar to the Joshua Tree of the Mojave Desert.