Common Name: Elephant Ear Kalanchoe Latin Name: Kalanchoe beharensis Family Name: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) Geographical Range: Native to Madagascar, but cultivated in tropical and subtropical… Read More »Kalanchoe beharensis – Elephant Ear Kalanchoe
Common Name: Crown of Thorns Latin Name: Euphorbia milii Family Name: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) Geographical Range: Native to Madagascar, but now grown widely as an ornamental… Read More »Euphorbia milii – Crown of Thorns
Taxonomy Common Name: Golden Barrel Cactus Botanical Name: Kroenleinia grusonii (Hildm.) Lodé (2014) 1, 2, 3 Synonyms: 2, 3Echinocactus grusonii (Hildm.) Von Zeisold (1886); Ferocactus… Read More »Golden Barrel Cactus – Kroenleinia grusonii
Common Name: Pomegranate Latin Name: Punica granatum Family Name: Punicaceae (Pomegranate) Geographical Range: Native to Asia from Iran to northern India, but now widely cultivated… Read More »Punica granatum – Pomegrante
Common Name: Century Plant Latin Name: Agave americana Family Name: Asparagaceae (Asparagus) Geographical Range: Native to Mexico and the southwestern United States Fun Fact: Despite… Read More »Agave americana – Century Plant