Cargo Report

Vol 15 No 1 - May, 2005

Adenium obesum 'Desert Rose' One of the most desirable of the caudiciform succulents. Noted for its thick, often contorted base and beautiful trumpet-shaped blooms in shades of pink to red. Keep moist and well fed during the growing season and allow to dry well between watering when dormant. Trim longer stems to encourage branching and elevate the caudex when repotting to expose best characteristics. Our plants have thick bases and many are branching.
4in pots, $6.00 #825S
6in pots, $10.50 #825

Adenium Red Taiwan Hybrids This is a great opportunity to obtain beautiful rare and desirable red-flowered Adenium obesum hybrids at a bargain price. Size and shade vary but all are outstanding, many are picotee types, edged in black or deep red. Blooming size seedlings about 12in tall in 4in pots, only
$15.00 #2915

Adenium somalense 'Nova' An outstanding variety from Tanzania that forms a football shaped caudex and a nicely branching full crown of narrow leaves. Very floriferous, it produces masses of reddish-pink flowers with white centers. We have vigorous seedlings about 6in tall in 4in pots,
$7.50 #3055

Agave desmettiana v. marginata A handsome 'tame' species, toothless, except for the terminal spine. The leaves are wide and upright in a handsome rosette, gray-green with a fairly bold stripe of yellowish-white on the margin. A great landscape plant because of its shape, color, adaptability and ease of care and makes a fine container specimen too. Bare-root out of 6in pots,
$10.00 #3243

Agave stricta A fantastic plant with stiff, narrow gray leaves forming a spherical shape about 2 feet across. Very cold hardy and suitable for landscape in most of the U.S. For pot culture, provide a fast draining mix and bright light. Our plants are seedlings in 3in pots
$5.00 #1543S

Agave titanota 'Rancho Tambor' An unusual and decorative, uncommon species. Colorful gray over green with bold spines that start out yellow, turn red, then silver. 2 to 3in seedlings in 4in pots,
$5.00 #3788S

Aloe 'Dorian Black' One of the finest miniature Aloes. Only 6in tall with stiff succulent leaves covered with small white teeth on pale green striping over dark-green mottled skin. Forms attractive clumps and flowers year-round, orange bells with blue tips on an 18in scape. 4in pots
$4.50 #3108S

Aloe humilis v. echinata 'Super Bumpy Clone' Smallish, tightly spherical rosettes of pale bluish-green, with fierce-looking but soft spines on the margins and upper and lower leaf surfaces. A good clumper, with large orange flowers. 5in pots
$6.00 #6531

Bombax ellipticum A natural bonsai tree from southwestern Mexico is often a cliff dweller which forms a globose caudex from the size and shape of a cantaloupe to several feet across. The swollen trunk which is marked with a tortoise-shell pattern in larger specimens, has green branches and large palmately-compound leaves, and shaving-brush like red or white flowers. Our plants are seedlings in 5in inch pots.
$10.00 #757S

Dizygotheca elegantissima Known as 'False Aralia' is a handsome shrub that is popular both as a houseplant and as a Bonsai subject. Native to the Indo-Pacific, it has dense foliage with decorative, dark green compound leaves. Likes bright, indirect light, warm temps and moist soil. Nice, full 4in pots are $4.00. We have three forms:
'Bianca' Leaves margined in white. #2893
'Castor' Solid dark green leaves. #2949
'Gemini' Oak-like, ruffled leaves. #6438

Ehretia buxifolia 'Fukien Tea' A superlative subject for bonsai. This small, shrub-like tree from southern China has abundant character, small, glossy leaves and tiny flowers followed by red berries. Keep moist during growing season, but not wet, and grow in bright light out of full sun. Nice 8in tall plants in 4in pots
$4.00 #2902

Ensete maurelii 'Red Abyssinian Banana' A superb ornamental banana from Africa with a thick, tapering pseudostem (trunk) to 10ft tall and huge, red-tinted leaves. Hardy to zone 9 and does great in the ground or in a container. Does not sucker. Vigorous young plants in 4in pots
$6.00 #2918

Euphorbia cylindrifolia v. tubifera A choice caudiciform from Madagascar which forms a globular caudex with thick snaking branches. The purplish-green foliage is terete, or 'worm-like' just over an inch long, and concentrated at the tips of the branches. A slow grower, but real nice. Seedlings in 3in pots
$8.50 #3412

Euphorbia milii 'Greenhouse Hybrids' Accidental hybrids of unknown parentage. Variable in size, shape and character, but are all nice. Spiny, branching stems, narrow to rounded leaves and red to orange or green flowers. Many form thick, gnarled trunks desirable for bonsai culture. Full, branching seedlings in 4in pots
$6.00 #4143

Ficus benjamina 'Variegated Cream' A very decorative form of the 'Weeping Fig' that has become a favored houseplant worldwide. This form has beautiful leaves, heavily variegated with creamy yellow. Young plants in 4in pots
$4.00 #2874

Ficus lyrata 'Little Fiddle' The famous 'Fiddle Leaf Fig' in a miniature form. This one is the smallest of the various dwarfed cultivars, reaching less than 5ft tall in a bushy, compact shape with 4in leaves. The standard form has leaves up to 18in! Grows best in shade and makes a good interior plant. 4in pots
$4.00 #2897

Ficus pumila variegated A novelty variegated form of the 'Creeping Fig', with each leaf boldly margined with white. A beautiful and formerly quite rare form. 4in pots, now only
$5.00 #1932

Ficus 'Too Little' A patented tiny-leaved Ficus benjamina that is a rage among the bonsai set. The leaves stay at about a half inch and the foliage dense. Our plants are about 8in tall in 4in pots. 'Too Little', not 'too expensive'. Still only
$5.00 #5658

Fockea edulis An unusual, edible, African caudiciform that forms a thick, warty caudex topped with vine-like branches and deep green somewhat undulating leaves. May reach the size of a watermelon, but large specimens are rare in cultivation. Vigorous seedlings in 4in pots
$8.50 #44S

Hoya carnosa 'Tricolor' A beautifully variegated form of the 'Wax Vine' with green, white and pink variegated, thick waxy leaves. Clusters of red centered, pink flowers are borne in spring after a dry winter. Great for a hanging basket or growing on a trellis. Full 4in pots
$5.00 #2986

Ipomoea platense A caudiciform morning glory from Uruguay, forms a red-stemmed vine with palmate leaves and large trumpet-shaped lavender flowers, from an interesting twisted caudex. Easy grower in bright shade. Seedlings in 4in pots with thimble-sized caudexes
$8.50 #74

Juncus effusus f. spiralis 'Corkscrew Rush' An interesting and very decorative ornamental grass with cylindrical, needle-like foliage, twisted into spirals and coils. A bog plant in nature, it thrives in pot culture in full sun to light shade if kept moist, and can be planted in wet earth or in pond borders to zone 4. Mature at about 20in tall. Nice full 4in pots
$6.00 #2934

Pachypodium baronii v. baronii This is a jewel of the genus, a lovely caudiciform with brilliant red flowers. It can reach 6ft tall with many branches, but a much smaller size can be expected in pot culture. The stems are covered with conical spines on a brownish-green skin. Our clone has unusually wide leaves. The 2in flowers, borne in clusters, are bright red with ruffled petals. 4 to 6in tall seedlings in 4in pots
$7.50 #985S

Pachypodium lealii ssp. saundersii An outstanding African species with a thick, silver trunk that can become very fat and squat, with many contorted branches. Showy when in bloom, with clusters of white flowers, it is deciduous in winter. Our seedlings are about 3in tall in 4in pots.
$4.00 #50S

Platycerium 'Lemoinei' A smaller hybrid with uniquely narrow, nicely divided fertile fronds that are coated with a felt-like layer of white trichomes. The shield fronds are spiky at the top. 4in potted plants ready to transfer to a plaque or basket, $7.50 #1853S

Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa (Disocactus ramulosus) A colorful, interesting epiphytic cactus in the Rhipsalis group. The plants have a spreading habit with 30in long branches that form a shrubby appearance. The stems are flattened, with crenate margins and take on a deep red color in strong light with abundant white flowers, followed by white berries. We have seed grown plants in full 6in hanging pots.
$15.00 #6235

Raphionacme flanaganii An African caudiciform Asclepiad with a nice fat, branched, tan caudex. The stems are vine-like with handsome, 3in, dark green, velvety leaves and strange green flowers. Young plants in 4in pots
$8.50 #59S

Rhipsalis oblonga A handsome and prolific species from southeastern Brazil. The stem segments are elongate-oblong, very flattened with campanulate margins. Produces hundreds of white flowers, singly at each areole. A bushy plant that can hang easily 4ft. Full 6in hanging pots
$15.00 #4141

Rhipsalis pentaptera An unusual and desirable species from Uruguay has unusually stiff stems, about the diameter of a pencil, deeply grooved or ribbed. Very attractive with many branches, white flowers and fruit. 6in hanging pots.
$15.00 #2642

Rhytidocaulon macrolobum A rare, unusual 'Dead Stick' Asclepiad with a wrinkled brownish-green epidermis and a branching habit. The tiny, star-shaped flowers, black with white bands, bearing tiny purple hairs at the tips of the petals, are borne along the stem. Branching plants about 12in tall in 4in pots
$12.50 #1506

Sansevieria guineensis 'White Striped Giant' Random longitudinal bands of pure white lines both on front and back of the leaves. Cross-banding is visible in between the vertical white lines at the base of the plant. Easy to grow, attains 30in or more in height. Found by the late Lillian True in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bare root
$10.00 #2527P

Sansevieria patens A fan shaped plant with 2ft long leaves thick near the bottom tapering suddenly and narrowing towards the top. Dark green with grayish-green blotches. Leaves have a nicer character in the younger stage, with rough but shiny surface. Deeply impressed with several longitudinal lines. Channel acute with rounded edges. Easy to grow. Bare root
$10.00 #2165P

Sansevieria trifasciata 'Jade Dwarf' A small-growing bird-nest type with solid deep-jade-green, waxy leaves. A very attractive plant suitable for a 4 to 6in pot. Bare root divisions
$4.00 #2161P

Sansevieria trifasciata 'Morgenstern's Futura Aurea With the compact size of S. t. 'Futura' with leaf pattern, colors and striations of S. t. 'Silver Frost'. The colors vary from leaf to leaf with shades of yellow and green to silver or white. The 10in leaves have surface striations that can be felt with the finger. Bare root divisions
$12.50 #2563P

Senecio rowleyanus 'String of Pearls' A most unusual and decorative succulent consisting of long, fine, trailing stems that hang in cascades, lined with evenly spaced, perfectly spherical 'leaves'. Exactly like a real 'string of pearls!' Prolific, it likes bright indirect light and watering when soil begins to dry. Full, 6in hanging pots
$10.00 #2678

Yucca x desmetiana (aloifolia x filamentosa) Beautiful, with thin, semi-soft leaves, that have a glaucous, bluish-gray coloration, blushing orange in strong light. A slow grower, it can reach over 5ft tall eventually. Large seedlings in 5in pots, $15.00 #6834

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