Caudex Plant Encyclopedia

A Passiflora-family caudex with a large green caudex and tri-lobed leaves with climbing stems.

From South Africa, blooming many red-white flowers in winter, called Impala Lily.

An African bulbous caudex with beautiful fan-shaped wavy leaves and impressive flower heads.

A Mexican aromatic caudex with peeling bark and fragrant resin.

Called Elephant Tree, a Mexican caudex with thick white trunk and tiny leaves.

A Mexican spherical caudex with cork-like large tuber producing fine grass-like leaves.

A large caudex plant from South Africa in the grape family, with thick trunk and large leaves, also known as Wild Grape.

A grape-family caudex with peeling yellow bark and large leaves from Namibia.

Known as Tortoise Plant, with turtle shell-like caudex producing winter vines.

Called Mexican Tortoise Plant with rounder caudex, summer-growing unlike the African species.

A small caudex Euphorbia from Madagascar with a plump caudex and small leaves.

A small Euphorbia with cylindrical leaves and caudex, endemic to Madagascar.

A Madagascar Euphorbia popular for beautifully patterned leaves and caudex, many leaf variations.

A Madagascar Euphorbia with white trunk and small round leaves, bonsai-like appearance.

A Madagascar Euphorbia with primrose-like leaves and flat caudex.

A Madagascar Euphorbia with star-shaped radiating branches from a flat caudex.

A cucurbit caudex with white bark-like tuber producing vines and red fruits.

A Geraniaceae caudex with thick trunk and finely divided leaves, winter-growing.

A caudex plant with bonsai-like form, beautiful balance of small leaves and thick trunk.