Cargo Report

Adenium arabicum Outstanding! Thicker and squatter than most other forms, these beauties form an extra thick caudex with multiple fat branches. The flowers are pink with stripes in the throat. Nice chunky plants in 4in pots,
$15.00 #1063S

Adenium ‘Taiwan Hybrids’ Unique and beautiful named crosses. Sold as ‘grower’s choice’, but if you order, state your preference if you have one and we will honor it while supplies last. Orders for multiples will receive a mix of varieties. Blooming size in 4in pots.
ea $10.00 #5799 or
3 for $25.00 #5799C

Varieties are: ‘ROC Red’ x self, ‘Miss Thailand’ x ROC Red’, ‘Daeng Mak Mak’ x (CD x Red), ‘Red Max’ x self, ‘Red Bull’ x ‘ROC Red’, ‘Big Red’ x ‘China White’, ‘ROC Red’ x ‘ROC Giant Red’, ‘Red Alert’ x ‘China White’, ‘Red Alert’ x self, ‘Luck Charm’ x ‘Jaeng Choice’, ‘Red Bull’ x ‘Miss Thailand’, ‘Miss Thailand’ x ‘Taiwan Red’ & ‘Red Max’ x ‘ROC Red’.

Adenium somalense 'Nova' x crispum These two forms of somalense have produced some nice offspring, with narrow, silver-veined leaves and small but showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, whitish with pink margins and stripes in the throat. Nice branching plants in 6in pots,
$25.00 #2985

Agave obscura A true desert-dweller from the rocky hills of Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico. A compact plant with wide leaves tapering to a sharp spine and bearing large marginal spines and a light stripe up the leaf in more mature specimens. Reaches 24in across in a full rosette. 4in pots,
$10.00 #664

Agave sisalana medio-picta A showy plant for landscape grows to 5ft or so. Moderately wide leaves that are straight, sharp pointed but otherwise mostly spineless are deep green, variegated strongly with white. Young plants in 5in pots, $10.00 #6670

Alocasia amazonica 'Polly' This is a more compact growing form than the straight amazonica. The leaves are rather long and scalloped on the margins, but wider in proportion than amazonica, shiny deep, almost blackish green with bold, white veining. Large multiple plants in 6in pots,
$15.00 #1816

Aloe 'Blue Mist' A cute small hybrid of (rauhii x descoingsii). Compact rosettes to 5in have short, triangular leaves that are green to tan with abundant white speckling. 4in pots,
$7.50 #2317

Aristolochia albida From the seasonally dry Kirindy Forest in Madagascar, this miniature species has small saggitate leaves and flowers barely over an inch. Definitely a collector item. 4in pots, vines will be trimmed some.
$17.50 #5124

Asplenium species Indonesia-Sumatra SEL2002-267 A most unusual species, as yet unidentified, with thick, leathery or rubbery leaves. Very un-fern like! This unusual variety was found on the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, and the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, here in Sarasota, originally introduced these plants. We’ve never seen anything like them. A fairly fast growing species that will respond to pot size, growing faster in a larger container. 5in,
$20.00 #7225

Beaucarnia recurvata ‘Yellow Star’ An albomarginated form of the ‘Ponytail Palm’ with deep green leaves margined in white. Variegated forms of this caudiciform plant from Mexico have been rare and almost unheard of. 6in pots as pictured.
$25.00 #7179

Cereus neotetragonus This is one of the South American columnar cacti that occur in several forms. Our plants are seedlings from a monstrose form, though none show this characteristic at this time. 5in,
$8.00 #5030

Clusia orthoneura ‘Porcelain Flower’ A beautiful and still rare epiphytic shrub from Colombia that rarely grows over 4ft in container cultivation. It grows very full with narrow, waxy leaves, stems with adventitious roots and 2in pink flowers with waxy, firm petals that last for several days. Blooming size plants in 4in pots,
$15.00 #4855

Costus dubius An African species that forms large clusters of 6ft canes in semishaded areas. White, somewhat fleshy flowers with a yellow splash, are borne from cone like structures which arise from the base of the stem. Uncommon in cultivation. Young plants in 4in pots,
$7.50 #3455

Dasylirion longissimum ‘Mexican Grass Tree’ When someone sees one of these for the first time, their reaction is usually 'Wow! What is that?' A Mexican native that forms a round trunk covered with thin, straw-like green leaves forming a giant sphere. Hard to explain but uniquely beautiful. We have seedlings in 4in pots,
$6.00 #1345

Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy' A nifty variety with strangely curving leaves that form a showy bluish rosette up to 12in across. It responds to pot size and can be kept much smaller. A clumping form with showy yellow and red flowers. Full sun to bright shade. 5in pots,
$10.00 #2803

Euphorbia capsaintemariensis This interesting caudex-forming species from Madagascar has thickly succulent, strongly undulating leaves. Gray-scarred trunks, resembling a miniature bonsai tree are spreading but somewhat upright. Nice seedlings in 3in pots,
$5.00 #1265S

Euphorbia francoisii One of the treasures of Madagascar. A caudiciform geophyte that has sinuously growing thick branches and very colorful foliage. The leaves are lanceolate in shape and marbled or variegated with green, pink and shades of red. Color increases with bright light and age. The subterranean caudex can be elevated at repotting. Well- established seedlings in
3in pots, $5.00 #1453S
4in pots, $8.50 #1453

Euphorbia restricta A handsome, uncommon species grows in rocky outcrops in South Africa’s Drakensburg Mountains. A clustering plant with 4 to 6 angled, segmented stems bearing stout spines. Yellow flowers cluster at the top of the stems. Young plants in 4in pots,
$6.00 #3709

Globba schomburgkii ‘Golden Dancing Lady Ginger’ Native to moist forests in S.E. Asia, it is a handsome species with pendant, golden colored flowers. To about 3ft tall, hardy to zone 8 but winter dormant. Young plants in 2.5in pots,
$5.00 #3526

Haworthia koelmaniorum A slow-growing, very succulent species with broad, thick leaves covered with bumpy tubercles. The color is rusty mauve to brown. Older plants form clusters. 4in pots,
$20.00 #204

Hedychium horsfieldii A bizarre epiphytic species from Java that little resembles other members of the genus. The flowers have two large, white petals and a little stub for a lip. Makes thick epiphytic roots on two foot tall stems. Grow mounted with some moss or pot in ordinary, loose potting media. Young plants in 4in pots,
$15.00 #3488

Manfreda species ’Purple Spot’ An Agavelike large, irregular purple spots, arranged in a low-growing open rosette to about 10in. A 5ft inflorescence bears a cluster of large white to pinkish, fragrant. 6in pots,
$10.00 #3358

Matalaea condensiflora We are especially proud of this plant, a species we are responsible for introducing to cultivation. A milkweed native to Venezuela, it forms a massive caudex and produces a deciduous vine with deep-green oblong leaves and clusters of small greenish flowers. The caudex grows fat and interesting, with tan bark. Two year old seedlings, vining-out nicely with well developed caudexes, in 4in pots,
$10.00 #4195

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 and purple flowers, it is deciduous in winter. We have fat, seedlings in
4in pots, $7.50 #50S
and larger ones in
6in pots, $12.50 #50

Pachypodium rosulatum A variable species with several recognized forms. This is the ‘typical’ form, as much as one exists. At maturity, a short, fat plant with many branches emanating from the top of a globular silver, mostly spineless caudex. The flowers are showy, light yellow. Young plants have more conical spines and begin early to swell nicely, branch and even flower. The foliage is green with a slightly fuzzy surface. Nice fat 3in tall branching seedlings in 4in pots,
$10.00 #820

Philodendron billietiae A relatively new species (Croat '95) from French Guiana that has great ornamental potential. A climber that is described as a hemi-epiphyte, it has long, narrowly triangular leaves. The upper part has two lobes which are quite long and narrow and the lower part can reach over 30in and only be 3 to 4in wide. Young plants start out with reddish leaves and mature plants in bright light develop a yellowish coloration. A rare, showy species. Rooted cuttings in 5in pots,
$17.50 #4527

Philodendron brandtianum A showy rarity from Western Brazil to Ecuador and Peru. A climber with leaves marked with silvery variegation that slowly fades with maturity. The interesting thing is that it must grow upright and quite tall to achieve the mature leaves. So, under most conditions, the plant can be kept smaller and will retain the juvenile leaf shape and coloration. Mature plants have saggitate leaves up to 18in long, but juvenile leaves are 3 to 4in. Nice full 5in pots with 4 to 5 cutting each,
$20.00 #4382

Platycerium coronarium A magnificent species from Malaysia and Thailand. The plants can eventually become fairly massive, with very large, erect shield fronds forming a crown and long, trailing divided fertile fronds. Our plants are mounted on 8in wooden baskets.
$65.00 #6347

Sansevieria cylindrica v. cylindrica This is a Sansevieria that most of us have no problem identifying. The leaves are compressed cylindrical and grow quite erect but are somewhat flexible. The markings and color are just like those of S. trifasciata. This plant has a mostly smooth surface. The leaves 3 or 4 to a growth, grow in a fan-like shape and can reach to 4 feet. From Angola. Five, 12in-plus cuttings in a 4in pot,
$10.00 #2561

Sansevieria francisii A rare, unusual. small grower with terete or cylindrical leaves in spiky rosettes at the end of long, above ground stolons with aerial roots. We have nice offsets, very limited,
$10.00 #6537P

Sedeveria 'Blue Moon' Beautiful bluishgray, forming ’stacked’ flower-like rosettes up to 4in across and 6in high. An easy growing species that does well in a hanging pot, as the plant stems become elongated they hang over the edge with age as new plants form to fill the pot. 4in pots,
$5.00 #2937

Stapelia schinzii angolensis A small species to about 3in tall, with spreading purplered stems and brownish star- shaped flowers. 5in bulb pans,
$5.00 #1737

Stephania perrieri This interesting plant from Thailand has a thick caudex with fairly smooth reddish skin, and a woody vine with many rounded, peltate leaves. An unusual feature is red sap. Eventually will form a massive caudex. 6in pots.
$20.00 #3887

Collector’s Corner …

Synandrospadix vermitoxicus One truly bizarre aroid from Southern Peru and Bolivia to Argentina. Somewhat resembling an Alocasia, it is a self-heading rosette of shiny, deep-green, sagittate leaves on thick petioles that are light green with broken dark lines. The inflorescence is interesting, a spathe with light striping inside and out and a bristly, corn cob shaped spadix of purple. A tuber forming plant that goes dormant in winter. The tubers are large and can reach almost five pounds and the plants themselves about 3ft across. The name means literally ‘worm killer’ and probably refers to use by indigenous peoples to control intestinal parasites. Don’t try this at home! Nice seedlings in 4in pots,
$15.00 #6772

= Great for Terrariums