Cacti - Opuntia aciculata
Added on 13 Sep, 2013 | 1 photo
"Opuntia" refers to the Greek town of Opus.
"Aciculata" derives from the Latin word “acic...
Cacti - Notocactus crassigibbus
Added on 22 Oct, 2013 | 2 photos
Notocactus means 'cactus of the south'
Crassigibbus means 'humped'
Natural habitat Brazi...
Cacti - Parodia maassii
Added on 22 Oct, 2013 | 0 photos
Southern Bolivia, Northern Argentina.
Its name honours Wilhelm Maass, secretary of the German Cactus Society.
x Aeschynanthus marmoratus
Added on 5 Jan, 2014 | 1 photo
An epiphyte, native to tropical forests of Thailand and Malaysia.
Bright light
Porous soil
Even moisture, b...
Succulents - Haworthia pumila
Added on 24 Jun, 2013 | 2 photos
Occurs in a winter rainfall area, which experiences mild frost, -2°C. Summers are hot, up to 44°C.
Keep in li...
Succulents - Haworthia attenuata
Added on 24 Jun, 2013 | 1 photo
Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Protect from strong sun - likes shade or a bright position.
Protect from frost...
Cacti - Mammillaria perez de la rosa
Added on 22 Oct, 2013 | 1 photo
The name honours Jorge Perez de la Rosa (born 1955) - a Mexican forestry engineer and secretary of the Botanical...
Cacti - Mammillaria grahamii
Added on 17 Jul, 2013 | 1 photo
Named after Colonel James Duncan Graham (1799-1851), Topographical engineer, and surveyor with the eastern porti...
Succulents - Pachypodium lamerei
Added on 22 Oct, 2013 | 1 photo
It grows in Madagascar and likes full sun/part shade.
Keep warm.
Needs plenty of water in the growing season b...
Succulents - Oscularia deltoides
Added on 21 May, 2014 | 0 photos
Found growing among sandstone rocks, in the winter rainfall mountains, in the far south-western corner of South ...
Succulents - Sedum palmeri
Added on 22 Oct, 2013 | 0 photos
Native to NE Mexico.
Named after Dr Edward Palmer, and English Botanist who spent a lot of his life in America.
Succulents - Sedum sieboldii
Added on 22 Oct, 2013 | 1 photo
It is native to Japan.
It's name commemorates Philipp Franz von Siebold, a notable plant collector of the ...
x Streptocarpella saxorum
Added on 5 Jan, 2014 | 0 photos
This plant occurs in Kenya and Tanzania. It is found on rocks and cliff faces which are often exposed to the sun...