Monadenium: this plant belongs to the Euphorbiaceae Family. Tuberculate stems 3 cm in diameter and up to 40 cm long, green. Native from Kenya.
Monadenium Plant Care: location sunny and warm, do not water too much, use special cacti soil, propagate by cuttings.
Nolina Recurvata: Native of Mexico. The huge caudex on this plant can grow up to 1 meter in size. The green leaves can also grow 1 meter in length. This is a wonderful plant for a container or in-ground planting. Has white flowers. This plant is also called the beucarnea recurvata, and, commonly, as the elephants foot.
Nolina Plant Care: easy care, sunny and warm location, let dry between watering.
PACHIPODIUMS
Pachypodium Geayi: This species is native of Southern Madagascar. The deciduous leaves are very long, narrow and green with a light gray felt covering, most notably on the undersides. The leaves have a much lighter middle vein that has a rose tint to it and are more upright than lamerii. The trunk is smooth grayish silver and may reach 30 feet in time. Spines are in clusters of three and are sharp and strong. The flowers are white and relatively small with an exposed anther cone in the center. Flowers will set in about ten years in good conditions.
Pachypodium Lamereii: This species are from Southern Madagascar. Also known as Madagascar palms. The deciduous leaves are long, not as narrow a geayi and darker green with a bit more of glossy look to them. The leaves have a lighter middle vein that has less of a downward curvature in the length than geayi. The trunk is smooth grayish silver. Spines are in clusters of three and are sharp and strong. The flowers are white with yellow in the center.
Pachypodium Lamerii 'Curlycrest' (rosulatum gracilius): These types of pachypodiums are variations and not species of themselves. The lamerii is the most common in cultivation. The rosulatum gracilius is just as stunning and a little less common. Geayi curly crests exist but are rare. The nature of crested variations is to start growing in a fan shape and to curl into a wavy form as it matures. The leaves are generally much smaller than the type but retain the same characteristics otherwise. It is unknown whether the crested variations will produce flowers. These specimens are grafted to the trunk of a Pachypodium Geayi. This is a unique plant for collectors.
Pachypodium Lealii Saundersii Compacta: This species are native of Eastern Zimbabwe and South Africa. The deciduous leaves are light green and oblong with smooth edges. The trunk is smooth grayish silver that is considerably larger than its branches. Spines are in clusters of three where the leaves are located. This species flowers easily in cultivation in the fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The flowers are a pure white salver form slightly larger than the more common saundersii. Flowers will set in the second year in good conditions.
Pachypodium Namaquantum: This species are from South Africa. The deciduous leaves are a light green, velvet texture with wavy edges occurring only near the top of the plant and on the tips of its few branches. The trunk is similar to lamerii but has far more spines and the color is more of a brownish green. Spines are in clusters of three where the leaves were located. This species is known for its unwillingness to adapt to the seasons of the Northern hemisphere, growing in the winter and resting in the summer. The flowers are a dull yellow with a purple tint in the center. Flowering is not common but will occur infrequently. The flowers are formed in a bunch near the tops of the plant and branches.
Monadenium
