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1. Cultivation notes (Category) ... obtained from beech. As for grits, crushed quartz, granite, basalt, gneiss or slate are recommended; it is also possible to mix sand used as an abrasive material for sandblasters. Avoid sand utilized in ... 2. Sowing (Category) ... and lemon juice. 4 - HOW TO SOW Fill the bottom of pots, previously disinfected, with lapillus, pumice or clay granules up to one or two centimeters, then pour the mix which must be perfectly dry ... 3. agavaceae-nolinaceae (Phocagallery / agavaceae-nolinaceae) Habitat: tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia; the Mediterranean. Description: a family ... 4. aizoaceae (Phocagallery / aizoaceae) Habitat: mainly South Africa although they also occur in Madagascar, Horn of Africa, Arabian peninsula, Island of Elba, Australia and New Zealand. Description: the Aizoaceae (Rudolphi) family of ... 5. ancistrocactus (Phocagallery / ancistrocactus) ... at the top. In their natural habitat, they have adapted to growing on slopes with chalky soil ranging in altitude from 200 to 2000 metres (650 to 6500 feet) approximately. A synonym is Grandulicactus. ... 6. apocynaceae (Phocagallery / apocynaceae) Habitat: those genera including succulents are distributed in the tropics, the Horn of Africa, Madagascar, Socotra, East and South-West Africa. Description: this large family of dicotyledonous plants ... 7. astrophytum (Phocagallery / astrophytum) Habitat: Mexico, Texas. Description: cacti with globular but more often columnar stems which may have four to eight ribs (up to ten as the plants grow older) and be covered with a variable number of ... 8. bombacaceae (Phocagallery / bombacaceae) Habitat: tropical sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Asia, some islands across the Indian Ocean, Australia, America. Description: Dicotyledonous plants that grow into large trees with tender wood and often ... 9. cereus (Phocagallery / cereus) ... in a sunny warm location with a minimum temperature of 15°C (59°F). Cereus neotetragonus, commonly known as "fairy castle". Cereus azureocereus; Cereus forbesii; Cereus grandicostatus. ... 10. coryphantha (Phocagallery / coryphantha) Habitat: United States, Mexico. Description: globular or columnar cacti, usually densely spined with a tuberous taproot system. The tubercles, each bearing an areole, are arranged in spirals and vertically ... 11. crassulaceae (Phocagallery / crassulaceae) Subfamilies: CRASSULOIDEAE, SEDOIDEAE, COTYLEDONOIDEAE, KALANCHOIDEAE, ECHEVERIOIDEAE, SEMPERVIVOIDEAE. According to some botanists only two of them are to be considered subfamilies:the Crassuloideae and ... 12. discocactus (Phocagallery / discocactus) Habitat: Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia. Description: a group of globular cacti with white, large, fragrant night-blooming flowers that wither the following day. Mature plants develop a cephalium which will ... 13. dolichothele (Phocagallery / dolichothele) Habitat: Mexico e southern United States. Description: a group of globular cacti with soft, elongated tubercles. The flowers are yellow and quite large. They are now believed to be part of the genus ... 14. echinocactus (Phocagallery / echinocactus) Habitat: deserts of Mexico and United States. Description: barrel-shaped cacti of variable size with prominent ribs, tough spines and yellow flowers arranged in a ring near the top. They’re usually ... 15. echinocereus (Phocagallery / echinocereus) ... flowers; E.chinocereusgrandis; Echinocereus leonensis; Echinocereus triglochidiatus can withstand temperatures below zero; Echinocereus laui; Echinocereus longisetus; E. maritimus; Echinocereus nivosus; ... 16. echinopsis (Phocagallery / echinopsis) ... in mountainous regions even at great elevations. They usually produce offsets. The large, ephemeral flowers are borne at the tip of a long pedicel and are also fragrant in some species. Some hydrid species ... 17. epiphyllum (Phocagallery / epiphyllum) ... are more abundant when the plants are grown in not too large containers. Main species of Epiphyllum: Epiphyllum anguliger, syn. Phyllocactus, has fragrant flowers. Epiphyllum chrysocardium; Epiphyllum ... 18. eriocereus (Phocagallery / eriocereus) Habitat: Cuba, Argentina, Jamaica. Description: a genus of upright or sprawling cacti with slender stems, large, long-tubed flowers from white to pink in colour. It includes the genus Harrisia. Soil: ... 19. ferocactus (Phocagallery / ferocactus) Habitat: deserts of Mexico and southwestern United States: Texas, Arizona, California, New Mexico. Description: a genus of plants variable in size, with robust, often hooked and sometimes colourful spines. ... 20. Photo galleries (Phocagallery / Fotogallerie) WE PRESENT A COLLECTION OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF SUCCULENTS. CLICK ON AN IMAGE TO ENTER A GALLERY, THEN CLICK AGAIN ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE.
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