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A weirdly beautiful oddity of Madagascar, with succulent, deeply crinkled leaves and many branched succulent stem. A handsome miniature which can be trained in bonsai fashion.

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A geophyte gem of Madagascar. A caudiciform that has sinuously growing thick branches that form roots on the undersides and are thicker than the type form. The foliage is reddish-brown with light pink veining and are mainly lanceolate. Color increases with bright light and age. The cataphyls can be reddish green to red-brown in color. Seedlings form a caudex that is subterranean, but can be elevated at repotting.

A woody shrub-like spineless Euphorbia from southern Madagascar, which forms a silver-barked trunk and full crown of branches with narrow dark green/gray leaves.

Most amazing is the size of the caudex it ultimately makes, a gourd-like, woody main root up to 6 inches thick which can be elevated above the soil. Makes a great succulent bonsai subject.

A hardy succulent that is native to Nigeria. It forms a thick cylindrical trunk that can reach 24 inches tall with fleshy leaves. Easy to grow like most Euphorbia species. The sap is toxic like most Euphorbias. 

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A procumbent, shrub-like Euphorbia with a surprisingly ample caudex. The plant is a low grower with pencil thick branches bearing tiny spines. When in leaf, the foliage is oblong, with wavy margins and slightly pubescent. The cyathea vary from chartreuse to tan or pinkish-red. The caudex will form underground but can be elevated above the soil. It gets quite thick, to about 2 inches in time. Native to the area of Tongobory in southeastern Madagascar.

A branching form of a Euphorbia originating from Central Africa. Dark green stems with yellow variegation. Has small yellow flowers that emerge on the tips of the branches. Grows best in bright light to full sun.

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The leaves are stiff, succulent, and straight, about a half inch wide at the base and tapering to a point, bearing small, but stiff marginal spines. The color is silvery due to a heavy coat of trichomes.

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 A small slow-growing succulent from South Africa with fleshy stemless leaves. The green leaves have ivory variegation. Gasterias like Haworthias are winter growers in the Northern Hemisphere. 

A spectacular variegated chimera of ospinae v. gruberi. Upright growth of green mottled leaves have bold white variegation running up the length. Within the variegation the mottling is red giving the pattern a sharp contrast which makes it stand out. An exceptional clone of an exceptional species! 

A beautiful plant that Tropiflora helped introduce to cultivation. Native to the same mountainous region of central Colombia which produces ospinae and chrysostachys, there is absolutely nothing that compares to this plant. The foliage is very tough and is various shades of green, with brown and black reticulations, mottling and markings. The effect is almost like that of a ‘Silk’ plant so unique is the pattern. Does not much resemble typical ospinae, the plants are bigger, fuller with wider leaves and do not pup as much as the typical form. The inflorescence is yellow and well branched. Thrives in normal bromeliad mix or even bare root.

This is an extremely colorful but variable plant found over a wide area from Central America throughout much of South America. When in bloom it has a red blush to the leaf tips and cup color varying from yellow to orange or various shades of red. The size is also variable from about 8 inches across in some clones to over 30 inches in others. Ours are typically about 20 inches, though can vary. Unlike most other Guzmania species, it does not produce a spike, but blooms in the cup, much like a Neoregelia, with large yellow flowers. Easy to grow in a regular bromeliad mix and medium light.

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A rare hybrid of Hechtia argentea x tillandsioides named after Dorothy Byer. It Is not clear if this is a natural hybrid or a man-made hybrid, but was named by Dorothy along with Dutch Vandervort.

Hechtia hybrids are very rarely made as it takes a male and female plant, blooming at the same time, not just two different plants. A large grower with very many narrow, tapering leaves in a full, leafy rosette. The leaves arch gracefully, somewhat recurving. The marginal spines are very reduced, but are sharp and the plant should be handled with caution as the leaf edges can cut your skin quite easily.