Melocactus azureus v. ferreophilus

Melocactus azureus v. ferreophilusMelocactus azureus var. ferreophilus This is a nice cephallium forming species with green to blue green skin. It looks and grows like normal cactus several years but once it gets big enough the main plant stops growing but produces a large hairy inflorescence that continues to grow for the rest of the life of the plant. Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself. This is more tropical than most succulents so it doesn't like cold

Matucana madisoniorum A very attractive bright green species

The color of this plant depends a lot on light

Plant shown in a 2

Because these are first generation hybrids (i

Flowers are a pretty pink color

Stiff narrow leaves with attractive white markings

Plant shown growing in a 6

This is the rare selected form that is known for very prominent ribs and distinctive horizontal striping

but be careful not to expose it to a lot of direct summer sun

A nice gray to pink Living Stones with polka dots

Haworthia obtusa 'Dodson' A cute purple to green species with round window leaves

Dorsteinia hildebrandtii  An unusual fleshy caudiciform relative of figs