A desert dwelling succulent from southwestern Africa. A most unusual and decorative succulent consisting of long, fine, trailing, stems that hang in cascades, lined with evenly spaced, perfectly spherical ‘leaves’. Exactly like a real ‘string of pearls!’ Prolific, it likes bright filtered light to medium shade and light watering when the soil begins to dry. Flowers are fragrant with a light scent.

A scandent or creeping vine with succulent leaves that are somewhat ‘teardrop shaped’. The common names of Sting of Tears or String of Beads referrers to the shape of the leaves spaced on a slender stem. The stem roots at the nodes but is not a climber, instead does well in a hanging pot. A desert dweller from Namibia, it has green leaves in cultivation but in nature the color is darker, bluish or gray-green with translucent, longitudinal stripes. Flowers are on short stems. An easy grower that does not like to overwatered in winter.

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A native to Southern Madagascar. Alluaudia humbertii is a deciduous, succulent, small tree or large shrub native to semi-arid scrubland and thorn forests. Mature plants can reach 16-20' tall and equally as wide with a stout trunk and freely branched habit. The slender branches have thin, grey bark, range in form from procumbent to arched to upright, and are covered in spines reaching 0.75" long. Small, rounded, succulent leaves reaching 0.75" in diameter emerge from the branches during the rainy season and are dropped by the plant during the dry season. The*VIPP plants are fully rooted.

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A true desert-dweller from the rocky hills of Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico. A compact plant with wide leaves tapering to a sharp spine and bearing large marginal spines and a light strip up the leaf in more mature specimens. Reaches about 24in.

AGAVES, YUCCAS, AND RELATED PLANTS: A Gardener's Guide, Mary and Gary Irish, 384 pp, 100 color photos, 6 x 9in, hardcover, ©2000 Outlining the gardening use of a many Agaves, Yuccas, and related species. For all with interest in this diverse and horticulturally important group of plants.

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A medium size growing Agave. Grows to 12 to 24 inches across and 12 to 24 inches tall. The leaves are medium to dark green. The leaf edges have large long brown teeth that turn gray with age. Prefers bright light to full sun. Grow in a well draining soil mix.