Edithcolea grandis

Edithcolea grandisEdithcolea grandis One of the nicest succulents. The plant forms brown to green branched stems with prickles. But the real reason this plant is so popular is the amazing flower! It has the common name "Persian Carpet" thanks to the multicolor mosaic pattern it makes. They can take some direct sun, but aren't full sun plants. These flowers have a modest level of foetid scent. It won't gas you out of the house but you'll notice it if you are close to

When young the pitchers are small and kind of lay on the ground

An unusual Stapeliad with dark red flowers with numerous papillae (soft spines)

It makes chubby

Mammillaria spinosissima  A nice upright species with straight orange-red spines

Leaves are green at first but become dark red in high light

The rest of the leaf is bluish or grayish green

Produces small orange flowers in the summer

Aloe x 'Pink Blush' An extremely variegated version of popular hybrid Aloe

That is why the pictures look different

Flowers are pink petals

Flowers are reddish and produced in the fall

Give water as the soil is about to dry out in the spring through early summer