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Echinocactus grusonii “Golden Barrel” Origin: Mexico Flower: Yellow flowers around the crown of the plant after it reaches about 20 years old. Description: Slow growing, spherical cactus that can over many years grow up to 3 feet tall and about 36 inches wide. Baby golden barrel plants tend to look more knobby and do not resemble their mature specimens. With its stunning golden spines that are slightly curved, this cactus is a great landscape or container plant Sun: Full sun Water: Water only when soil is dry. Drought tolerant Frost: Frost tolerant to 14° F for short time. For a longer period, protect cactus with a frost cloth. Opuntia violacea “Santa Rita” Origin: Arizona, Baja Flower: Bright red or yellow Description: Beautiful cactus that can grow as tall as 6 feet tall and as 8 feet wide. Like most prickly pears, the “Santa Rita” cactus have flat pads. A distinctive feature of this cactus is its bright violet or purple edges. Direct sun and little water will help maintain the stunning color. Great landscape or container plant! Sun: Full sun Water: Drought tolerant when established. When the pads look thin and shriveled, water and the plant will recover. Frost: 30 °F Trichocereus pachanoi "San Pedro Cactus" Origin: Andes Mountains and also found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Flower: White Description: A columnar-type cactus with slender green stems. Cactus can grow up to 18 feet tall and about 3 to 4 feet wide or more in the ground. Sun: Full sun to partial outdoors. Water: Once a week to every 10 to 14 days outdoors. Not ideal for indoors. Frost: Cold and frost hardy to 10°F. Lemaireocereus marginatus “Mexican Fence Post” Other common name: “Organ Pipe” Origin: Central and South Mexico Flower: Pink flowers followed by a spiny fruit that is yellow-red. Description: A low maintenance columnar cactus that can slowly grow up to 20 feet tall in nature. Stems can grow to about 4 inches wide. Along the stems are symmetrical rows of white spines that make this cactus an attractive landscape plant. Some landscapers will use this cactus to make a fence like cluster of cylindrical posts. Sun: Full to filtered light. Thrives best outdoors. Water: Once every 10 days outdoors. During the hot summer months, water once a week. Frost: 25° F Pachycereus Schottii f. Monstrosus Origin/Range: Baja California, Mexico Flower: Pink-White (rarely flowers) Description: A columnar, light green and spineless plant that can grow up to 10 feet tall and spread to about 3 to 5 feet wide. This plant is slow-growing that forms numerous tall, stems, which branch at the base. Sun: Full sun to filtered light Water: Minimal, drought tolerant Frost: 30 to 40 °F Agave Americana Origin: Mexico Flower: Yellow Green Description: Grows to about 6 feet tall or more and 10 to 12 feet wide. Has gray green leaves with a sharp point at the end. Sun: Full sun outdoors Water: Once a week when young, drought tolerant when established. Frost: Cold and frost hardy to about 25-35 °F. Portulacaria afra Origin: South Africa Flower: Pink clusters Description: In nature, this beautiful succulent can trail several inches long As an everyday indoor succulent, the plant can reach as high as 2 feet tall. Makes an excellent indoor or outdoor plant. Its brown stems with green lush leaves can be trained as a bonsai succulent. Sun: Versatile succulent that can tolerate full sun to shade Water: Once a week outdoors, when established, this succulent is drought tolerant. Indoors, water once a month. Frost: 35-40 °F Crassula ovata "Jade Plant" Origin: South Africa Flower: whitish-pink blossoms Description: Has green, paddle-shaped, shiny and small leaves. Leaves will turn more reddish with full sun and less water. A pretty succulent shrub that can grow up to 2.5 to 3 feet tall. Sun: Full sun or filtered light outdoors or bright, well ventilated window indoors. May turn more green indoors. Water: Once a week outdoors; every 14 days indoors. When established, can tolerate drought. Frost: cold and frost hardy for short period. Kalanchoe luciae "Red Beaver Tail" Origin: South Africa Flower: Pale Yellow on tall stalk Description: Has oval or round shaped leaves that are pale green-gray with red edges. With more sun and less water, the edges of these leaves may turn more reddish. With more shade, succulent may turn more green. Grows to about 1 to 2 feet tall and about 1-2 feet wide with offsets. Sun: Full sun to filtered sunlight. Water: Once a week outdoors. Frost: About 27 to 30 ° F. Succulents featured in this video are: Crassula "Campfire", Tradescantia pallida “Purple Heart” “Wandering Jew”, Senecio serpens,