Cacti + Succulents

A weird little succulent that looks like…well…baby toes!

Scientific Name: Fenestraria rhopalophylla

Common Name: Baby Toes

Growth: 2-3 inches tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

Light: Bright, indirect light

A strange succulent variety that look a little like brains!  Also known as "Lithops" which is derived from the greek word "lithos" (stone) "opsis" (like)...stone like!

Native to South Africa, this quirky little plant is known for its unique appearance.  Because they look like small stones, it helps them camouflage against grazing animals. 

Scientific Name: Lithops

Common Names: Living Stones

Growth: 1-2 inches tall

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: (Water from below)

Late Spring to Summer: Only water every 2-3 weeks.  

Late summer to early fall: Water once you notice growth happening.

During Dormancy: Stop watering completely, especially during winter and midsummer.

If leaves start to shrivel, add a bit of water to firm them up.

Care: Intermediate

Pet Safe: Yes!

A funky succulent with a spiky look!

Haworthia attenuata, also known as zebra haworthia, is native to Southern Africa.  This plant is very slow growing and has a life span of up to 50 years! In the wild, these plants grow in very harsh conditions and can be found buried in sand.

Scientific Name: Haworthia attenuata

Common Name: Zebra Haworthia

Growth: 1-6 inches in height

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: Let dry out between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

This plant is native to Southern Africa.  If you look really close, you can see a cucumber pattern.  This cool plant can have babies that grow off the stem, under the soil, and develop the dark green and silver coloration once exposed to the light. Ideally, place the pickle plant near a south or west-facing window that receives a few hours of direct sunlight per day.  

Scientific Name: Kleinia Stapeliiformis

Common Name: Pickle Plant or Candle Stick Plant

Growth: 10 inches in length and 0.8 inches in thickness

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: Let dry out between watering, water sparingly 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

This succulent is very reminiscent of a certain green fellow wouldn’t you say?

It originated in cultivation, not from a specific natural habitat, though its parent plant, Crassula ovata. The most distinguishing feature is the unique, leaves with a slight inward curve, resembling suction cups or fingers!

Scientific Name: Crassula ovata

Common Name: Gollum, Shrek Ears

Growth: Up to 3 ft (30 cm to 91 cm) tall, and up to 2 ft (30 cm to 60 cm) wide

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

A pretty little succulent that pet safe too!  This plant originates from desert regions of Mexico. The Echeveria is a drought-tolerant succulent that thrives in high-elevation, rocky, and dry environments.

Scientific Name: Echeveria Elegans

Common Name: Echeveria

Light: Bright, indirect light

Growth: 2-3 inches tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

Easy to care for Aloe Vera are great as a window plant. Cut open one of their branches and use it to soothe sunburns and other burns. Originating from the northeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.  When this plant reaches maturity, it can produce pretty little yellow, red, and orange flowers!

Scientific Name: Aloe barbadensis miller

Common Name: Aloe Vera

Growth: Can grow 8-10 inches in four years.

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: Let soil dry out before watering again.

Pet safe: No

Care: Easy

The Haworthia Cooperi grows in clumps of small rosettes of tiny, fleshy, light green leaves. One of the interesting features about this plant is that the leaves have transparent streaks around their tips.  Originating from the arid regions of South Africa.  It grows in the wild, often in the shade of rocks and other vegetation to protect its delicate, translucent leaves from the intense sun.

Scientific Name: Haworthia Cooperi

Common Name: Haworthia Cooperi

Lighting: 4-5 hours of bright indirect light in the morning sunlight per day

Watering: When the soil is completely dry, give it a good soak

Growth: 2-4 inches

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Sunset Jade, different from the original Jade, has yellow and red edged leaves making it stand out just a little bit more.  Originating from South Africa, this Jade is known for its easy care, low maintenance qualities.  One of most popular succulents around!

Scientific Name: Crassula Ovata 

Common Name: Jade, Lucky Plant, Money Tree

Growth: about 2 inches of height per year indoors

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy 

Cacti store water in their stems, which is why they are thrive in the desert. The spines on cacti are actually modified leaves. They help to protect the plant from animals and reduce water loss by shading the stem. The Rattail Cactus originates from South Western Mexico.

Scientific Name: Disocactus flagelliformis

Common Name: Rattail Cactus

Growth: Can grow 3-6 feet long

Light: Bright, Indirect sun

Watering: Let the soil dry out completely before watering

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

 Originating from South Africa, this Jade is known for its easy care, low maintenance qualities.  One of most popular succulents around!

Scientific Name: Crassula Ovata 

Common Name: Jade, Lucky Plant, Money Tree

Growth: about 2 inches of height per year indoors

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy 

Native to South America, this cactus is a slow-growing, dwarf prickly pear cactus that forms unusual, shrub-like, or tree-like shapes and requires bright light, good drainage, and frost protection, but can tolerate slightly more frequent watering than some other cacti.

Scientific Name: Opuntia monacantha

Common Name: Maverick Cactus

Growth: very slow

Light: Bright light

Watering:  Once soil has completely dried out, then soak

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The starfish Cactus is a South African succulent with star shaped flowers that smells like a dead animal to attract flies for pollination.  Don't be turned off by the smell, the flower only lasts a day or two then falls off after shrivelling.  Though it's called a Cactus, it's not a true cactus. 

Scientific Name: Stapelia Gigantea

Common Name: Starfish Cactus

Growth: Can grow 3-6 feet long

Light: Bright, Indirect sun

Watering: Let the soil dry out completely before watering

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Native to Argentina, the Peanut Cactus has ribbed spines and elongated stems that give the peanut cactus its name. It has multiple long cactus stems that spill out or spread out. It has very pretty blooms. Flowers are fiery orange-red and 1-2 inches in diameter.

Scientific Name: Chamaecereus silvestrii

Common Name: Peanut Cactus 

Growth: 3-5 inches per year

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering:  Once soil has completely dried out, then soak

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Enjoy a prickly friend to add interest to your space!

This Cactus is native to South Western United States and Mexico. They love their hillsides and deserts.  Needless to say, this plant loves sunlight and dry conditions.  If in the right conditions, this prickly plant can produce beautiful flowers!

The name comes from the Ancient Greek (echinos), meaning "sea urchin", and the Latin meaning "candle".  

Scientific Name: Echinocereus

Common Name: Pachycereus Pringlei / Hedgehog Cacti

Growth: They Can grow up to 23 inches

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between watering, water sparingly 

Pet Safe: Yes (be careful of the spines!)

Care: Easy