Coromandel Cacti beginners tour of the succulent world.

Page 1   Page 2   Page 3   Page 4   Page 5

Bulbs
Bowiea, Haemanthus, Lachenalia, Ledebouria, Massonia, Scilla, and Veltheimia are also South African, sometimes only semi-succulent, and sometimes ephemeral in that they die back to a hidden bulb for part of the year.

The Crassula Family occurs throughout the areas our succulents come from. Crassula itself is mostly African, and so is Adromischus, Cotyledon, and Tylecodon.

To the east, Madagascar is the home of most of our Kalanchoes. Aeonium and Greenovia are from the Canary Islands and Sempervivum is European.

The Sedums we grow are mostly American/Mexican. Mexico is also the home of most Echeveria species, although the hundreds of hybrids have been bred in various countries. Very similar to Echeveria is Dudleya, from the Baja Peninsula and sometimes stunningly white. Graptopetalum have smaller rosettes with delicate multi-branched inflorescences and speckled star shaped flowers. Tacitus is now often considered as a Graptopetalum, despite its showy bright pink flowers. Pachyphytum is another Mexican with thick leaves often powdery white or grey in colour and fleshy pendant flowers.

Cactus and Succulent Tour Index
Page 1   Page 2   Page 3   Page 4   Page 5