Tiny Xerophyte

11/22/2023

11/13/2023

End of 2023 Clear Out Sale!
Check out the album for plants available.
Prices listed under each picture.
PM for availability.
Shipping within Canada available, weather permitting.

05/27/2022

SPRING CLEANING SALE!!!!!!
All seed grown and generally 6 months to 1 year old.

Available list below:

CAUDICIFORMS AND BULBS

Boophone disticha
Bowiea volubilis
Dioscorea elephantipes
Dioscorea hemicrypta
Dorstenia foetida
Dorstenia gigas
Dorstenia horwoodii
Dorstenia lancifolia
Euphorbia balsamifera
Euphorbia stellata
Euphorbia venefica
Euphorbia wakefieldii
Massonia echinata
Massonia pymaea ‘smooth’
Pachypodium geayii
Pachypodium horombense
Pachypodium mikea
Pachypodium rutenbergianum
Pterodiscus aurantiacus (yellow flower)
Rauhia peruviana
Senna meridionalis
Talinum caffrum
Talinum cuneifolium
Yucca brevifolia

ASCLEPIADS

Caralluma actangula
Edithcolea grandis ‘Wamba Road’
Hoodia parviflora
Huernia hystrix
Huernia schneideriana
Huernia thuretii
Huernia zebrina
Pseudolithos cubiformis
Pseudolithos harardheranus
Pseudolithos miguirtinus
Orbea decaisneana
Sarcostemma viminale
Stapelia leendertziae
Tridentea geminiflora

OTHER SUCCULENTS

Adromischus maculatus
Adromischus marianiae f. herrei
Adromischus schuldtianus
Adromischus subdistichus
Euphorbia guentheri
Graptopelatum pentandrum
Graptosedum ‘Francesco Baldi’
Kalanchoe suarezensis
Monadenium ellenbeckii
Pachysedum ‘Ganzhou’

01/18/2021

Orthophytum gurkenii

$20 each
7 available
In 2” pots
Raised from seed

Orthophytum 'gurkenii' is a terrestrial bromeliad species from Brazil. A lovely and unusual species which could be described as the favourite species of the genus Orthophytum for collectors. The thick leaves are chocolate-brown with broken silver-white zig-zag banding. Resembling a Cryptanthus in general shape, but larger and more arching, it produces a very tall green inflorescence with burr-like floral bracts and small plantlets. Pups are also produces from the base of the plant like a typical bromeliad.

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08/21/2020

Nananthus vittatus

$20 each
6 available
In 2” pots
Raised from seed

Nananthus vittatus are easy and rewarding plants. They grow in winter and typically go dormant in summer. This species usually "wakes up" in mid-fall. Water minimally in summer, only when the plant starts shrivelling. They need full sun or light shade during the other seasons. It has a gorgeous, thick, root system and the plant can be progressively raised from the substrate so that some of the roots can be seen. The "caudex" shape of the raised roots is impressive and attractive. They also tend to grow more "heads" when they are raised.

📷 1. Valentino Vallicelli 2. cactus-art.biz 3. cactus-art.biz 4. 5.

08/20/2020

Delosperma napiforme

$10 each
20 available
In 2” pots
Raised from seed

Delosperma napiforme (synonym Mestoklema macrorrhizum) is a dwarf succulent endemic to the island of La Réunion. The tuberous roots develop underground but can eventually be elevated in caudiciform fashion. It produces white flowers in summer. Plants grow slowly and “caudex” take many years to enlarge.

📷 1. .me 2. Giuseppe Distefano 3. 4.

07/25/2020

Assorted Haworthia
‘Glass Leaf Succulents’

$10-20 each, depending on species
See individual pic comments for pricing and availability
In 2” pots
Raised from seed

Haworthia are small, attractive, rosette forming succulents ideal for indoor cultivation. Many of the most popular Haworthia species display the fenestrate leaf (glass or window-leaf) adaptation. The translucent 'glassy' windowed apices allow light into the internal plant body rich in chlorophyll-bearing layers of cells, thereby providing a much larger photosynthesizing area and at the same time helping the plant avoid excessive water loss.

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07/24/2020

Pseudolithos migiurtinus
‘Rock or Toad Plant’

$40 each
3 available
In 2” pots
Raised from seed

Pseudolithos migiurtinus is a rare endemic from dry regions of eastern Somalia. This is one of the most unusual members of the Asclepiadaceae or milkweed family, with highly succulent stems patterned with irregular, rather warty looking, hexagonal tubercles (podaria) giving this plant the appearance of a curious, rough stone. The stems are initially spherical, but eventually become more egg-shaped or even columnar as the plant ages. They bear 4 rows of small, truncated stems, from which the flower buds emerge. The flowers are small, starfish-shaped and deep maroon in color.

📷 1. Valentino Vallicelli, all others

@ Kitchener, Ontario

07/24/2020

Petopentia natalensis
‘Propeller Vine’

$20 each
8 available
In 3” pots
Raised from seed

Petopentia natalensis is a unique caudiciform from South Africa. Prefers a rich soil, lots of water and sun in the growing season. The attractive leaves have bright green uppers and deep purple lowers and the caudex can grow at least to 30 centimetres in diameter, the vines reaching seven metres or more. It is an excellent climbing plant in culture as it stands the extremes of heat and cold better than most plants, it can quickly become overwhelming, it is better to install support for very tall stems and is a very interesting plant when in bloom.

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@ Kitchener, Ontario

07/24/2020

Dorstenia foetida
‘Shield Flower’

$20 each
13 available
In 2” pots
Raised from seed harvested on site.

Dorstenia foetida is very unique, stem succulent which may be branched or not. This is a variable species, especially in shape and size of leaves, length of petioles and stipules. It has a thick, dark green- to mahogany-colored conical trunk, that will grow to 15 centimeters in diameter and 30-40 centimeters in height, older parts often with peeling bark. The stem has prominent round scars of petioles, inflorescences and stipules in a spiral pattern. The flower-like structures are actually fruiting bodies called hypanthodium, a te****le rimmed, disc shaped structure that gives these plants their common name.

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@ Kitchener, Ontario

07/24/2020

Greenovia dodrentalis
‘Green Rose’

$10 each
8 available
In 2” pots
Raised from seed

Greenovia are tiny little plants, only about 6 inches tall at maturity. They are found in the eastern and western parts of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. They are squat bodied, grayish green plants that often have a rose tinge at the edges of the leaves. The leaves are fleshy, smooth, oval to paddle shaped and layered upon another, just as rose petals nestle against themselves.

📷 1. .me , 2. , 3.

@ Kitchener, Ontario

07/24/2020

Welcome!

If you’ve ever bought a plant, taken it home and then thought ‘hmm I could use another one of those’, you’re not alone!
The addiction is real and it’s impossible to stop once you’ve started.
It was the same for me and now I have more than just a handful of plants. My love is for unique succulents and cacti, with most of my focus on:

Caudiciforms
Asclepiads
Euphorbia
Haworthia

I grow the majority of my plants from seed but also propagate from leaves and cuttings regularly. As my personal collection grows, I inevitably end up with too many of one species from time to time. This space is dedicated to those extras...and the new homes they need to find.
I will post available plants by species and keep the available tally updated in each post so you always know exactly what is available for you to take home.

You are welcome to message with any questions you have.

Happy Planting Everyone!