Succulent Encyclopedia

A cute succulent with fuzzy leaves like rabbit ears. Brown spots along leaf edges.

A Euphorbia that branches into countless pencil-thick green stems, looking like coral. It has no spines and its leaves drop early. The name refers to its white latex, which is highly toxic.

A large columnar cactus growing straight up. Highly popular as interior accent.

A Mammillaria covered in silky white hair-like spines, like a ball of cotton. Hidden beneath are brown central spines hooked like fish-hooks, so handle it with care.

A cactus with flat paddle-shaped stems in series. Hardy species also eaten in Mexico.

A Crassula whose thick, grey-green, sickle-shaped leaves overlap in opposite pairs like propeller blades. The leaf surface is finely papillate, and dense heads of scarlet flowers appear in summer.

An epiphytic cactus that opens huge pure white flowers up to 30 cm long at night from the edges of flat, leaf-like stems. They are strongly scented and wilt by morning.

An epiphytic cactus with thin stems trailing like threads. No spines, also called jungle cactus.

A variegated form of the jelly-bean plant, with bean-like leaves lining the stems. It rarely grows from leaves, so it is propagated from stem cuttings.

A cute succulent with small heart-shaped leaves on trailing vines. Adorable when displayed in hanging baskets.

A Mammillaria whose small, slender cylindrical stems are clad in stiff white spines and cluster like handballs. Offsets drop off easily and root readily.

A small aloe relative whose V-shaped leaves stack in three ranks, dark green with white spots in transverse bands and a white horny edge. It is now placed in the genus Gonialoe.

A unique succulent with jagged tooth-like leaf edges reminiscent of a tiger's jaw.

A mesemb whose paired, thick triangular leaves bear soft, thread-like teeth like open jaws. Large yellow flowers appear between the white-dotted leaves in autumn and winter.

A Crassula whose slender stems are hidden by tiny, tightly stacked leaves, looking like a watch chain. It branches into a small bush, and even broken pieces root readily.