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Can have a shorter growing season than other members of the genus. These are rooted cuttings, but they are well established and already starting to form a caudex at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635099701528,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/adeniapechuelii_fd791422-ef9d-4d07-885a-b3c059ddd4fd.png?v=1759969459"},{"product_id":"adenia-pechuelii-2","title":"Adenia pechuelii large","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdenia pechuelii is one of the most sought after members of the genus, being rare in both cultivation and its Namibian habitat. Mature specimens look unlike anything else in the plant world with their thin branches and distinct foliage growing from the fat greenish-grey caudex. From Namibia, where it grows alongside other popular species like Welwitschia and some of the rarer Cyphostemma. Usually found growing in rock cracks or at the top of crags. This coastal desert is under increasing pressure from a prolonged drought and over-collecting. Can have a shorter growing season than other members of the genus. These are rooted cuttings, but they are well established and already starting to form a caudex at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635099767064,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/adeniapechueliilarge_7d049a46-7a6e-4b70-bb52-1947b9ba012c.png?v=1759969464"},{"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":"albuca-sp","title":"Albuca sp. Augrabies Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbuca “Augrabies Hills” is one we often recommend to growers who aren’t convinced of their green thumb. In addition to its speed of growth and ease of propagation, which let us offer well-sized plants at an affordable price, it’s also an adaptable, undemanding species. We’ve seen it thrive as a houseplant and in our most unforgiving outdoor spots that get frost, full sun, and triple-digit heat. It’s one of the most popular Albuca in cultivation and among the most common South African bulbs in general, yet it has remained an undescribed species since first entering collections over twenty years ago. The reason may lie in some conflicting details. The Augrabies Hills best known to botanists is a winter rainfall habitat noted for its Conophytum endemics, but this plant keys almost identically to Albuca polyphylla from the summer rainfall Eastern Cape. 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This one instead grows as a loose, many-branched shrub with thin green stems that remain photosynthetic after the leaves drop. In the dry season it can look like a tangle of pale green sticks dotted with short spines. It lacks the imposing architecture of its relatives but makes a distinctive potted specimen that often draws the curiosity of those seeing it for the first time. 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The name for the group refers to the thin, grass-like leaves but could just as easily describe their grassland habitat, where they blend in cryptically among surrounding blades to avoid grazing. As with many in the group, A. cooperi is relatively hardy and tolerates frost, often shedding much of its foliage to protect itself. Some growers report it being able to handle down to 10°F, potentially making it a good candidate for cold-hardy drought tolerant gardening. 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In fall, proportionally large and conspicuous orange blooms rise quickly above the foliage, doing an impressive job recruiting nearby pollinators. The name fallax means “deceptive,” perhaps referencing a percieved similarity to other varieties of this species or even the Aloes of Madagascar in general. These are mature, flowering-size plants propagated by offset from our parent stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635100520728,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/aloefallax_3d7409e0-88dd-4ae4-9a3e-0998bff54ba6.png?v=1759969589"},{"product_id":"antimima-valida-j-trager","title":"Antimima valida (J. Trager 97-52)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a species for which we can find little documentation, but an Antimima expert we consulted suggested it could be a good match for this name (syn. Rushcia valida). 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Fortunately, it is well represented in cultivation and increasingly popular, thanks to its colorful, stubby stems that are only loosely covered with spines and capable of forming tuberous roots with caudiciform potential with age. Our plants are grown hard and exposed to cold, thriving alongside more resilient South African Euphorbia, making this a tougher counterpart to the similar-looking dwarf spiny species that come almost exclusively from Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105829144,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbiaclivicola_1e718adb-b775-4d01-b1cf-4539c73dc79c.png?v=1759977845"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-decepta","title":"Euphorbia decepta","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia decepta is among the most sought after of the numerous medusoid species from South Africa. It looks like very little, besides E. suppressa and astrophora which are almost indistinguishable as young plants. 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Mature specimens still retain an imposing brutality, almost recalling some kind of barbaric weapon studded with nails. These seedlings, grown hard, are coloring deep maroon under stress and expanding steadily. In our experience, they tolerate the fullest sun exposure possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635105927448,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/euphorbiafasciculata_19a298fa-b652-4eba-bbe4-5d8675fb87a4.png?v=1759977750"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-globosa","title":"Euphorbia globosa","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia globosa is named for the spherical heads that stack on top of each other to form a mass of little green globes. From the summer rainfall areas of the Succulent Karoo, this species grows almost entirely buried in the wild, with only the newest heads pushing out of the hard-packed soil. In cultivation, plants have a tendency to elongate, even in strong light. To keep growth as round as possible they need the brightest conditions available and only just enough water to sustain them. With age, the lower heads harden off and take on a grey bark, giving the plant a slightly caudiciform look. 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Still, the endless variety tends to revolve around flower color, with most large-scale breeders overlooking this superlative version with its elegant white variegation. Perhaps it’s simply due to the relatively slow growth rate compared to the plainer type, so often seen as dejected houseplants. 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All of these slender branches rise from a single central stem, hidden beneath the dense cushion of leaves and offsets, yet anchoring the plant to the sandstone and shale slopes of its Western Cape range. In the Swartberg Mountains at the edge of the Great Karoo, it grows in Fynbos country shaped by seasonal fires and rain in every season, from cyclones or from clouds that gather around the tallest peaks. Certain slopes catch more winter or summer rain depending on how far west or east they sit. Euphorbia medusoids are abundant here, alongside flora from both Namaqualand and the Great Karoo, where overlapping ranges make this one of the richest centers of endemism. 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In cultivation it produces intricately branched stems and thick tuberous roots that lend a caudiciform character, though the purple-stressed stems are striking on their own. We grow it under protection from sun and the elements, though it may be somewhat hardier than other Euphorbia of northeast Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106582808,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/Euphorbianadiae_bd91fb2b-d5ec-46dc-9e9e-12c5a39f64ae.png?v=1759977921"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-obesa","title":"Euphorbia obesa","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuphorbia obesa is often one of the first “unusual” plants that many people get into, starting them down the path of rare Euphorbia and caudiciform collecting. 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This is probably the most well-defended member, with the main attraction being the spiny growth that forms intermittently at the apex, emerging bright pink before hardening off. Aptly named “stellispina”, meaning “starred spines”. These seedlings are hard grown to enhance their slightly imposing character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635106877720,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/stellispina_60cffbee-d8ee-451d-b2ff-47a39069d9f2.png?v=1759979102"},{"product_id":"ficus-socotrana","title":"Ficus socotrana","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllegedly the same species as Ficus vasta, we choose to use the original name for this clone, originally from an Alan Radcliffe-Smith and John Lavranos collection made on April 6, 1967. 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Like all Asteraceae, what looks like a single flower is actually a compound floret, made up of dozens of tiny individual flowers, often surrounded by little yellow rays. Sunflowers and daisies are the most familiar examples. This species group flowers more than probably any other Othonna, blooming continuously throughout the growing season in clusters that resemble bundles of miniature yellow daisies. 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The name probably comes from the resemblance to the spines of certain Euphorbia, though it could just as well be for the smooth chunky stem with shiny bronze bark that slowly exfoliates, or the small but thick blue succulent leaves. In ancient cliff-dwelling plants, the armature can weave into an imposing spiny mass that obscures the compact stems blackened by harsh sun and years without renewal. In cultivation, it tends to grow green-stemmed and lanky without strong light, but we’ve seen tortured seed-grown specimens kept pot-bound for decades by coastal California growers that look indistinguishable from their wild counterparts. Well distributed through winter-rainfall Namaqualand, its success likely comes from clever defenses and the wind-dispersed seed typical of its family, which also includes the dandelion. Easier than many winter-growing caudiciforms, it wants a dry summer and wakes when nights dip below 50°F. 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The genetic possibilities seem to be limited to the geophytic species, and the resulting seedlings are summer dormant like their parents and most other Othonna. This project comes from several generations of breeding by our friend Carl, whose endless enthusiasm for these diminutive flowers continues to inspire us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635108974872,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/othonnapinkhybrid_e1df3c2a-bb8d-486c-95ac-eba2a6ef35c1.png?v=1759978461"},{"product_id":"othonna-protecta","title":"Othonna protecta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe epithet of this species translates to “protected,” though we're not sure why when many others in the genus, like euphorbioides, are far better defended. 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We’re not sure why; the thick, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves are numerous and unfussy, their best trait being the natural variegation, or “zoning,” a term referring to the contrasting ring-shaped pigmentation common in the genus and presumably the reason for this species’ use in hybrids. The bright pink flowers are equally productive, showing clearly above the dense mound of succulent foliage. 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From the Port Elizabeth area in the Western and Southern Capes of South Africa. 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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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Like other Sarracenia, these grow in open, wet savannas where frequent fire keeps the habitat clear and the soil nutrient-poor. 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It has all the markings of a desirable collector Sarracenia: tall, elegant pitchers that can turn an almost solid, dark red from top to bottom. Older plants can be showstopping specimens and make excellent parents for the Sarracenia breeder. In the wild they grow in open, fire-maintained bogs and pine savannas of the southeastern United States in nutrient poor soils. The plants offered here are well-established divisions from an exceptional selected clone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635187421464,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/sarraceniaflavavaratropurpureaclose_4a25d149-1069-461a-9177-4e0d3a519836.png?v=1759978785"},{"product_id":"sarracenia-leucophylla-ucd-dwarf","title":"Sarracenia leucophylla UCD red clone","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003ePlease note: plants shipped during the months of October-April are dormant and will have significantly reduced\/ no visible growth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis distinctive dwarf variety of Sarracenia leucophylla comes from an old UC Davis accession. It produces vivid red-and-white pitcher tops with striking net-like striations, but unlike most leucophylla, it rarely exceeds two feet in height. Some growers may value the compact habit on its own, though most will appreciate the sharp, high-contrast patterning that shows the species at its best. 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Its similarly fan-arranged (distichous) leaves are narrower than haemanthoides and only slightly wavy in some, mostly winter-growing localities. While the crinkled foliage makes it appealing to foliage collectors, caudex enthusiasts have plenty to appreciate in its squat, above-ground bulb wrapped in a flaky golden-brown tunic. In the wild, B. disticha has a broad range, though the winter-growing crinkled forms seem to occur in a more limited area, likely in the Western and Northern Cape. In cultivation, it can remain active year-round, especially if moved to shade during summer. During its active winter season, it thrives in as much sun as you can give it. These are seed grown, specimen-size plants. 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This variety is restricted to the lower slopes of the Klein River Mountains near Hermanus in the Caledon district of the Western Cape, where it grows in thin, stony soil and disappears entirely during the dry summer. In cultivation it follows the same rhythm, waking early in fall and retreating underground as soon as temperatures rise in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903091151128,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/oxalispolyphylla.png?v=1763687116"},{"product_id":"oxalis-lupinifolia","title":"Oxalis lupinifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003eNote (March 2026): Oxalis and other winter-growing bulbs are nearing dormancy. Plants ship in their pots, but foliage may appear dried or wilted on arrival as the season winds down. 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Whether these two plants evolved to look remarkably similar or represent the sole survivors of a lineage that stretched across a former supercontinent is a mystery, but they look almost indistinguishable to the naked eye. To the seasoned collector, this species differs dramatically with its stout habit, textured foliage with a crinkled margin, longer spines, and slow-as-nails growing speed. In habitat they stay mostly leafless for most of the year, but in cultivation they fall into an odd cycle with two active periods and two dormancies. We recommend watering when they’re in leaf and keeping them completely dry when they aren’t. 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Aeonium sit in a strange pocket between overproduced and underappreciated, with garden-center hybrids of muddled origin sold mostly for their color displays. People are often surprised when they see photos of the genus in habitat, since they share the same cryptic allure as many collector favorites like cacti, conophytum, or dudleya. True to its name, the tight red and green leaves recall sedum found across much of the world. 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