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In terms of known species, this plant probably most closely matches A. mammillaris but it could be from any number of parents and the flowers don't clearly place it in any of the clearly defined sections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635099996440,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Adromischus__hummel_s_white_6a301610-a5b5-4ea6-87b8-67314c87835e.png?v=1759986645"},{"product_id":"adromischus-little-sphaeroid","title":"Adromischus \"little sphaeroid\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite its colorful name, “little sphaeroid” is not a cultivar but a natural form of Adromischus marianiae, found in the wild in distinct populations that closely match the plants seen in cultivation. Pillbeam’s Adromischus book places it in the marianiae group, describing it as a miniature form that “recently appeared in cultivation” when the book was published in 1998. He notes that its geography and form are closest to the marianiae form “kubusensis,” and that the name reflects the size and shape of the leaves. We also suspect it may nod to our friend and Adromischus authority Steven Hammer’s Sphaeroid Institute. Native to a very arid area near Springbok, it is known from a single ridge. Like all Adromischus, it propagates with remarkable ease from a single leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635100029208,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/adromischuslittlesphaeroid_0d55f730-9c0b-43d6-b06e-66e8efe2af3c.png?v=1759969482"},{"product_id":"adromischus-triflorus-calico-hearts","title":"Adromischus triflorus \"Calico Hearts\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the story goes, this plant is simply Adromischus triflorus, though Johnson’s Cactus Garden, a nursery active in the 1930s and 40s, had a habit of inventing playful names to help sell plants. One of those was this very clone, first offered as maculatus “calico hearts.” Whatever its true identity, it remains both a fine heart shaped leaf form of the species and a small piece of horticultural history, kept alive as a single plant for over a century. Despite the long presence of this genus in cultivation, “Adros,” as acolytes call them, have slipped back into relative obscurity, absent from big-box store productions and rarely offered by specialist nurseries. In bright light, this triflorus colors with especially vivid red spotting. Tolkien recorded it as the most common Adromischus in the Little Karoo. The precise locality of this clone has likely been lost to time and may no longer exist in the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635100094744,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Adromischus_triflorus__Calico_Hearts_0c9f884b-9645-4576-b11b-30176c8ee018.png?v=1759969509"},{"product_id":"aeonium-smithii","title":"Aeonium smithii","description":"\u003cp\u003eEndemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Aeonium smithii grows on volcanic cliffs at high altitudes, where it avoids harsh sun and pulls moisture from dense fog. It’s one of the few members of the genus that appeals to collectors of caudiciforms, unusual foliage, and rare plants in general. The leaves are hairy, with distinct serration and translucent “pustules” that darken under stress and form a reticulated pattern. Stems can grow tall and woody over time, especially if not cut back, but older plants tend to hold a lanky charm. This species doesn’t resemble the typical fertilizer-pumped rosettes people picture when they hear “aeonium.” Not commonly offered and usually passed over in favor of showier species, but worth growing if you're after stranger plants, especially from the botanically rich Canary Islands. These are seed-grown from our parent plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635100160280,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/aeoniumsmithii_cb68e939-5144-4538-9d6a-80cb20dfbf4b.png?v=1759969495"},{"product_id":"crassula-alstonii","title":"Crassula alstonii","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrassula alstonii is the finest of the “stacking” Crassula from South Africa. This dwarf succulent makes thick leaves that overlap into spherical heads that remain close to the surface of Namaqualand's quartz sand. Photos of the plants in the wild often show a solitary head, sometimes stressed nearly to the point of being subterreanean. In cultivation, this species has a tendency to get taller and multi-headed, but can be kept somewhat compact with intense light, dry conditions, and cool winters when it will do most of its growing. These are hard-grown plants from seed we collected off our parent stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635101798680,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/crassulaalstonii_3de7bfc5-9052-4897-8768-d677b651c207.png?v=1759986894"},{"product_id":"crassula-barklyi","title":"Crassula barklyi","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrassula barklyi is one of the more curious members of the stacking-leaf Crassulas, a group with a surprisingly wide range of forms for such a distinctive growth habit. This species is among the smallest and most compact, each pair of leaves clasping so tightly over the last that the stem takes on the look of a rattlesnake’s tail, a common name of doubtful authenticity that appears from time to time in print. In time, offsets emerge from the base to form a tidy stand of miniature towers, seldom more than a few inches tall. In its Namaqualand home, it grows between orange quartz pebbles and from cracks in steep, angled boulders. From a distance, it can be mistaken for the many Conophytum species that share its range. Despite its company among some of the more temperamental winter growers, C. barklyi proves accommodating in cultivation, asking little more than the ordinary care given to its commoner kin and their hybrids.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635101864216,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/crassulabarklyi_ddfa040c-3a88-4efb-88c8-aa4ee1f64f1f.png?v=1759972176"},{"product_id":"crassula-elegans","title":"Crassula elegans ssp. namibensis","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrassula elegans is a great entry point into the lesser-known flora of South Africa's Namaqualand. Like some of its close relatives that rank among the most represented plants in succulent cultivation, it is about as low-maintenance as a plant can get. It differs from its more ubiquitous cousins in being poorly represented in collections, likely passed over in favor of faster-growing, mass-produced species like Crassula columnella or hybrids such as “Moonglow.” This is one of the most variable stacked-leaf Crassula and also among the most widespread, occurring throughout winter-growing Namaqualand, especially near the border with Bushmanland. Each population has its own slight differences in leaf size, shape, color, and especially texture. We grow two very distinct forms: one with a powdery blue coating, the other bright green and covered in a bumpy, almost crystalline texture. These were once treated as separate, still-variable subspecies, but microscope analysis showed the bumps to be tiny hairs rather than true papillae protruding from the surface. They are now recognized as a single, highly variable species, with some populations more disparate from each other than certain recognized species in the group. 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Through the turn of the century it was a fixture in florist shops and on country estates, valued for vivid midsummer flowers, though many growers found them more reluctant than promised, and by the 1930s it had slipped from common cultivation. Though it never fully disappeared from the trade, it has been kept alive in specialist collections with occasional appearances on the mainstream nursery circuit. As its long history suggests, this plant has always been easy to grow, even before the word “succulent” entered common use. We grow it in full sun, unprotected from triple-digit temperatures and winter rains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635101995288,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/crassulaperfoliata_8e4c586c-a7fa-4afe-95c8-15323ae7a254.png?v=1759972215"},{"product_id":"crassula-sarcocaulis","title":"Crassula sarcocaulis","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople are often quick to mistake Crassula sarcocaulis for something from a more caudiciform genus like Tylecodon or even a shrubby Sedum, but it’s a true Crassula with a natural bonsai quality that develops faster than any other miniature tree we grow. In the wild it ranges from the rocky slopes of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa north into Zimbabwe, often rooted into crevices which stunt its growth and keep old plants compact. In cultivation it’s adaptable and looks good all year, provided it has enough light. The epithet “sarcocaulis” means thick-stemmed, and with time this species lives up to it, developing a gnarled trunk with tight branching that can be shaped into a fine bonsai with little effort. In frost-free climates it works well as a small-scale landscape shrub, and in summer it’s ornamented with dense clusters of tiny pink flowers that pull in pollinators. These are plants we’ve trained from a young age to maximize their bonsai potential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635102060824,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/crassulasarcocaulis_ff33fb05-32f4-440d-80be-de2fb7d3b3a0.png?v=1759972235"},{"product_id":"crassula-tecta","title":"Crassula tecta","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrassula tecta is a compact winter grower from South Africa’s Little Karoo, found on gentle gravelly slopes from Montagu to Oudtshoorn and east toward Willowmore. It forms tight cushions of leaves so densely coated in white wax they appear frosted, an adaptation that serves as both camouflage and sunscreen against the dry summer sun. This predilection for concealment makes its presence among white quartz rock unsurprising, although the occasional maroon stress coloring blends just as well with the contrasting orange sand. Known in European collections since at least the 18th century, its charm and fuss-free nature have kept it well represented in cultivation, further evidenced by the number of hybrids that count this species among their parents\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635102093592,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/crassulatecta_8114ac2c-cef0-4abb-aeab-03ea753c5549.png?v=1759972244"},{"product_id":"sedum-multiceps","title":"Sedum multiceps","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften called the “mini Joshua Tree,” this small leaf succulent drops all but its newest foliage, which points upward in a tidy rosette reminiscent of its namesake from the American Southwest. It has been an enduring fan-favorite, attractive to beginner collectors both for its tree-like form and also ease of care. It’s not uncommon to see porch-bound specimens kept by plant-indifferent owners still thriving after decades of neglect. Its origins in the mountains of Algeria are less often mentioned, an unlikely home for this familiar classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635114053912,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/sedummulticeps_8e790ed4-fadf-4232-a54e-4e71433689be.png?v=1759978833"},{"product_id":"sinocrassula-yunnanensis","title":"Sinocrassula yunnanensis","description":"\u003cp\u003eSinocrassula yunnanensis is unique among soft succulents in several ways, most noticeably for its compact rosettes of delicate velvety leaves that can turn nearly jet black in strong light. It is also one of the few true succulents from China, native to Yunnan, a province better known for ancient tea plantations and hills enveloped in clouds than for drought-tolerant plants, yet home to a number of unusual alpine and subalpine species. In nature this species grows in thin pockets of soil at high elevations on steep slopes, where the temperate but intense summer monsoons are offset by bright, frosty winters. White, star-shaped flowers appear over the rosettes in late spring, but it's the dark foliage and improbable origin that make this species worth keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635114479896,"sku":null,"price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/sinocrassula_a119a621-7839-4475-ba0d-3b31a4881fbd.png?v=1760469867"},{"product_id":"tylecodon-striatus","title":"Tylecodon striatus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe specific epithet of Tylecodon striatus refers to the thin branches, striated with long vertical lines running from the thick underground caudex to the narrow succulent leaves. This species covers a wide range from Sutherland in the Western Cape to the Richtersveld in the north, two very different ecosystems at opposite ends of the Succulent Karoo biome, which harbors nearly a third of the world’s succulent plants. Each locality shows some variation, with leaves from linear to lanceolate and stems of varying thickness. The form we grow is a particularly fat one, in both leaf and caudex, with many older plants developing massive underground bases. This trait is more pronounced in seed-grown plants than in cuttings. The plants offered here are three-year-old seedlings, growing quickly and already in bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635115364632,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/tylecodon_striatus_6ce9d0da-cb14-4920-8ce4-e59a3d057ac7.png?v=1759979226"},{"product_id":"tylecodon-walichii","title":"Tylecodon walichii","description":"\u003cp\u003eTylecodon is easily one of our favorite genera, and wallichii is probably the most approachable of them all, being easy to grow and far less scarce than many of its relatives, a trait it shares with the expansive wild populations that make it among the most commonly encountered Tylecodons in nature. Even so, it still looks decidedly exotic with its upright leaves and branches studded with tubercles (called “phyllopodia” in the genus), bringing to mind something from the sea like a weird coral. What’s unique about our offering is that they are grown from seed, unlike most other plants which were started from cuttings. 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Many of those specialists even focus mostly on A. marianiae (sometimes spelled marianae), arguably a species complex that Tölken reduced to synonym simply because the various representatives are much more like each other than anything else in the genus. Closely related to Tylecodon and Cotyledon, and a distinctive member of the expansive Crassulaceae in the winter rainfall district of South Africa, A. marianiae shows an almost bewildering range of leaf shapes, colors, textures and habits in habitat. In the Adromischus monograph by Pilbeam, Rodgerson and Tribble, they explain that the originally described marianiae itself can vary from smooth grey green to bluish shades depending on locality, while other populations range from small dark spheres to rusty red, bright red or nearly black leaves covered in raised tubercles. 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The dried flower remnants eventually detach from the spines themselves but remain loosely looped around them, catching the wind and moving enough to resemble a small swarm of insects, likely serving as a deterrent to grazers. As if that weren’t enough, the species is also poisonous, like all Tylecodon. Though technically summer dormant, plants in cultivation may never drop their leaves entirely, as most growers don’t subject them to the extremes required for full dormancy. 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The plants we are selling here look most similar to individuals found in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, and grow into a dense mat of small, intertwining, branches with perfectly spherical green and red leaves. This species is technically a winter grower, but in cultivation can be grown year around, and does not necessarily need to go dormant. This is a very easy plant to grow, making a good entry point into Tylecodon beginners and a reliable parent for seasoned propagators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51610292486424,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/tylecodonsinusalexandri.png?v=1769986125"},{"product_id":"dudleya-variegata","title":"Dudleya variegata","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis dainty Dudleya is probably not what most people picture when they think of the genus. 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More attention has recently been paid to its more charismatic relative, Dudleya brevifolia, but we find D. variegata compelling in its own right, resembling a combination of the half-buried, mesemb-like habit of D. brevifolia and the more familiar dwarf, leaf-succulent species such as D. gnoma.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51626621042968,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/dudelyavariegata.png?v=1769990432"},{"product_id":"sedum-oxypetalum","title":"Sedum oxypetalum","description":"\u003cp\u003eSedum oxypetalum is one of the few arborescent members of the genus, eventually growing into a small tree with a fat trunk wrapped in coppery peeling bark. A perfect natural bonsai, it needs little training to make a nice ancient-looking little tree with nice stature after only a few years. The species is native to the lava fields of central Mexico, where it is allegedly quite common. In cultivation, this species is relatively easy to grow if kept in extremely bright light and allowed to dry out during the winter. It is not cold sensitive, but sensitive to water when cold. Plants are relatively slow growing, and take many years to form a large trunk. Throughout summer, it produces blooms of small white flowers with a mildly pleasant fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51954370773272,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/sedum.png?v=1776381162"},{"product_id":"dudleya-brittonii","title":"Dudleya brittonii","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Baja native is from just south of the border, making it a California native to those of us considering ecosystem over geographic territories. Despite being arguably the most common Dudleya species in cultivation, it’s actually from a relatively narrow range, growing only between Tijuana and Ensenada along the coast, where it embeds itself in the steep volcanic cliffs. Given its proximity to densely populated urban areas, and the fact existing specimens are relegated to the most inaccessible and undevelopable areas, it’s not unreasonable to imagine that this species once extended well into present day California before the residents of San Diego County claimed the valuable oceanfront property for themselves. Regardless, it’s persisted well in collections over decades, probably thanks to its relative ease of cultivation and the fact it’s possibly the largest-growing plant in the genus. We find it to be quick growing and a fabulous entry for California native gardeners and succulent collectors searching for deeper connection to nature than mass-produced cultivars bred to be colorful. The blue leaves covered with a powdery farina are elegant nonetheless, and we especially appreciate the skirt of dead foliage that forms on older specimens, giving the plant more character as it ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51954371428632,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/dudleyabritonii.png?v=1776321364"},{"product_id":"crassula-columella","title":"Crassula columella","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough this used to be one of the more common Crassula species available, the mass market succulent producers have overlooked Crassula columella recently in favor of hybrids derived from it like Crassula “Buddha’s Temple”. This happens often, as common species fade from ubiquity in favor of more vigorous or new-looking cultivars. While we wouldn’t call this stacking species a rare one, it certainly has not been produced at the level that it used to be. That is a real shame, given how easy it is to divide and grow into a mature-looking plant with striking stress coloration and fractal-like geometry. While some may be deterred by the bunches of dead leaves that form around the base of old plants, we find this only adds to the charm and gives them a time-worn look. 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The sale plant is an exceptional specimen starting to get to a show-worthy size. Like most plants in cultivation, this was originally a cutting of a female clone. As far as we know, very few male plants ever entered cultivation and seed grown plants haven't been produced commercially yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWYSIWYG (You will receive the plant pictured)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136551186712,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/cerarianamaquensis.png?v=1780531352"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/collections\/crassulaalstonii_3de7bfc5-9052-4897-8768-d677b651c207.png?v=1759011759","url":"https:\/\/rareplantcatalog.com\/collections\/family-crassulaceae.oembed?page=2","provider":"Rare Plant Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}