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An educational tool for lifecycle study. A natural prairie habitat, open to the public. Located behind the school, East side. Recently underwent restoration by Ron Frazier.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pachycereus schottii f. monstrosus
Synonyms; Cereus schotti, Pilocereus schottii, Lophocereus schottii, Cereus sargentianus, Pilocereus sargentianus, Cereus schottii, Pilocereus
Common Name(s): Totem Pole Cactus
Native Habitat: Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur, Sonora - Mexico : Arizona - United States
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Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria bombycina
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Synonym(s): Neomammillaria bombycina, Chilita bombycina, Ebnerella bombycina
Distribution: Aguascalientes, Jalisco - Mexico
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia fimbriata
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Native Habitat: Eastern Cape Province - South Africa
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula ovata f. Gollum
Common Name(s): Jade Plant, Jade Tree
Synonym(s): Crassula portulacea, Crassula argenta, Crassula argentea
Distribution: South Africa
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability : Common
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Family: Agavaceae
Genus: Agave Victoria reginae 'Snow Queen'
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Native Habitat: Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo Leon - Mexico
Flower: Green, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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No rain (or extremely very little) for weeks this year during early to mid-spring, yet the plants are still growing and blooming as if nothing different was the case. Through drought, water restrictions, and more, these plants continue to thrive. They are definitely xeric or xeric-like native plant species that are extremely efficient at water consumption and usage in their biological physiology and its mechanisms at work.
The precious resource has most likely been distributed to them mostly through early morning dew or light mistings when the high humidity and temperatures caused condensation to appear, yet they are alive and well.
And I start to complain that there's no rain...like the deserts miss the rain.
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Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Stapelia paniculata var. scitula
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Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Red
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula arborescens
Common Name(s): Tree Crassula, Beestebal, Umchobozovithi
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Native Habitat: South Africa : Swaziland (Africa)
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Not a sage nor a native to Russia. Ours here is a bit leggy due to not enough sun, but it is flowering nevertheless. It is very drought tolerant.
An educational tool for lifecycle study. A natural prairie habitat, open to the public. Located behind the school, East side. Recently underwent restoration by Ron Frazier.
The flower spike emerges from the rosette and aims for the sky. It eventually earns its common name, "foxtail agave". Look closer at what these bracts are covering, here.
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cappa Blanca' or 'Cape Blanco', Spoon-leaved Stonecrop
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe luciae
Common Name(s): Flapjack Plant
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Native Habitat: Swaziland : Zimbabwe
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria plumosa var. roseiflora
Common Name(s): Feather Cactus
Synonym(s): Chilita plumosa, Ebnerella plumosa
Native Habitat: Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo Leon - Mexico
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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native of the Canary Islands. grows 6’-10’ tall or shorter if potted, by 6’ wide. The thick, woody, upright main trunk branches out, bearing at branch ends an attractive rosette of narrow lance-shaped leaves. In Spring, large, lime-green flowering heads are profusely borne creating an exceptional display. “Tree Euphorbia” grows in average to good garden soil & is drought tolerant, though it looks better with average water. Hardy down to 25° F.
Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy, believed to be a variant of Echeveria runyonii, forms upswept rosettes to 6" or more in diameter. The leaves are tubular with widened tips, and icy silver blue in color. 'Topsy Turvy' is considered by some to be a monstrose form, as the leaves are tubular, whereas the leaves of Echeveria runyonii are somewhat flattened, fleshy and have rounded tips. A very easily grown plant that is excellent for windowsill culture, in the rock garden or as a patio plant. In habitat, many Echeverias grow on rocky outcroppings at higher altitudes. In this habitat, the water drains quickly away from the roots of the plant, never allowing the plant to remain waterlogged. For this reason, it is essential in cultivation to use a very porous soil, which will allow quick drainage. Bright light is required to prevent "stretching" of Echeverias ("stretching" occurs when a moderately fast growing plant such as an Echeveria, is grown in dim light or over-fertilized, which causes overly lush growth that contributes to weak, pallid plants). Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost.
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii
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Synonym(s): Mammillaria celsiana, Mammillaria neopotosina
Native Habitat: Guanajuato, Queretaro de Arteaga, San Luis Potosi - Mexico
Flower: Magenta, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria shaviana hybrid var. “Red Glo”
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Native Habitat: Mexico
Flower: Pink
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum burrito
Common Name(s): Donkey Tail, Burro's Tail
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Distribution: Mexico
Flower: Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe beharensis 'fang'
Common Name(s): Velvet Leaf, Felt Bush
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Native Habitat: Madagascar
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Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Native Plant sign in Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
These bulbs have been in the same place (shade, though they're sun lovers) for about fifteen years. This year they finally decided to bloom.
They're called "naked ladies" because their foliage is dead by the time the flowers bloom in late summer. (The leaves seen here in the background are liriope.)
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe pumila
Common Name(s): Flower Dust Plant
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Native Habitat: Madagascar
Flower: Pink
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Stenocereus alamosensis
Common Name(s): Octopus Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus alamosensis, Rathbunia alamosensis, Cereus sonorensis, Rathbunia sonorensis, Rathbunia neosonorensis
Distribution: Sinaloa, Sonora - Mexico
Flower: Coral, Red
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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