Glenhirst Cactus Nursery UK

Succulents

The so-called “other succulents” are any plants which are succulent but are not cacti - so all cacti are succulents but all succulents are not cacti! Leaf succulents have fattened leaves, often with a glossy or downy protective surface, and sometimes growing in tight overlapping structures like columns and almost flower like rosettes. The leaf colours can be quite extraordinary, with the echeverias for example having a huge range of shades. They also often produce interesting flowers, with some offering welcome winter colour, like the crassula family.

echeveria, crassula and other succulents

The euphorbias are stem succulents that do look very like cacti, with globular and columnar shapes and a spiky appearance. They are completely unrelated but have adapted to similar hot and dry conditions. However they have vestigial leaves, tiny or thorn like, and lack the areoles that distinguish true cacti.

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PLANT CODE	PLANT NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
3002 £2.45	ADROMISCHUS BOLUSII	attractive, waxy, green leaves with red-brown markings
3000 £2.45	ADROMISCHUS COOPERII	extremely thick dark green leaves, spotted with brown.
3008 £2.45	ADROMISCHUS MACULATUS	a very attractive species with brown patterns on grey green leaves.
3010.1 £2.45	ADROMISCHUS ZEYHERI	rounded club shaped leaves in loose rosette. Green with brown marks
3014 £2.45	AEONIUM ARBOREUM	branching stems bearing bright green rosettes. Up to 1 metre high. pyramids of small golden-yellow flowers. Good for conservatory or summer patio.
3013 £2.45	AEONIUM ARBOREUM VARIEGATUM	branching stems up to 80cm tall bearing large rosettes of green leaves bordered with cream or yellow. Yellow flowers.
3028 £2.95	AEONIUM ARBOREUM 'ZWARTKOP'	rare and very impressive, glossy-black rosettes on long stems.
3012 £2.95	AEONIUM ATROPURPUREUM	very attractive deep maroon to brown rosettes on tall branching stems. Pyramids of many small yellow flowers. Good for conservatory or summer patio
3014.1 £2.95	AEONIUM BALSAMIFERUM	very tall-growing branching stems with 20cm diameter saucer-shaped rosettes. Pale yellow flowers
3015.1 £2.45	AEONIUM CASTELLO-PAIVAE	freely branching stems, with 10cm (4') diameter blue-green rosettes, red edged with age
3021 £2.45	AEONIUM HAWORTHIA VARIEGATA	branching bush to 60cm high, thin stems bear rosettes of yellow, red and green leaves. White flowers
3018 £2.45	AEONIUM HOLOCHRYSUM	tall, freely-branching stems terminating in rosettes of narrow, yellow-green leaves. Initially it is erect, later becoming pendant. Golden yellow flowers
3021.2 £2.45	AEONIUM PERCANEUM	shrub to 1.5m tall. Large, 20cm diameter, grey-purple rosettes on long stems. Large pyramids of white or pink flowers.
3023.2 £2.45	AEONIUM SIMSII X ZWARTKOP	shrubby, branching with purple leaves when grown in full summer sun. Up to 1 metre tall
3027.1 £3.50	AEONIUM HYBRID VELOUR	large brown to purple rosettes. A vigorous plant growing up to 1 metre tall. Very attractive
3031.1 £3.50	AGAVE AMERICANA VARIEGATA	very attractive, half hardy, 'architectural' plants which look good in urns or out on patios as feature plants, etc. Grows into a huge rosette (2 metres or more across), with long tapering leaves with broad cream/yellow edges.
3035 £2.45	AGAVE ANGUSTIFOLIA	rosettes of straight stiff leaves, light grey; grows up to 1m high and the same across. Produces numerous offsets. Will stand a few degrees of frost. Does well in a pot.
3028.3 £2.95	AGAVE BRACTEOSA	forms pale green rosettes of curved, narrow leaves, 35 - 50 cm long. Faster growing than most agaves.
3028.4 £2.45	AGAVE CELSII	beautiful rosettes of grey-green leaves up to 60cm long and gracefully upturned. Hardy down to -11C if kept dry. Worth a try in UK gardens for winter hardiness in wet conditions.
3035.1 £2.45	AGAVE DESERTI	banded, rigid blue green leaves in rosettes up to 37cm high and 50cm across. Will survive temperatures down to -10 degrees C if kept dry.
3035.4 £2.45	AGAVE GHIESBREGHTII	15 inch long leaves, dark green with a thin grey horny edge. Hardy down to at least -4 degrees C.
3032.3 £2.75	AGAVE NEOMEXICANA	one of the hardiest of all the agaves. It forms rosettes of grey-green, long, narrow leaves up to 45cm long. Produces many offsets.
3032.1 £2.95	AGAVE PALMERI	narrow, grey-green leaves forming large rosettes. A large specimen looks good as a tub display for garden or patio. Hardy outside in the UK.
3033 £2.45	AGAVE PARRYI	compact rosettes up to 80 cm in diameter. Long tapering leaves with a grey bloom. Hardy outside in the UK
3032.5 £2.45	AGAVE SALMIANA FEROX	an outstanding ornamental agave that, in time, grows very large. A rosette of dark green glossy leaves armed with 'teeth'. It may be hardy in some parts of the UK given a well drained sunny site.
3032.6 £2.45	AGAVE SCABRA	a distinctive and graceful plant with long grey upright leaves. It may be hardy in some parts of the UK, but must be in well drained soil. It grows 1 metre tall and 1.5 metres wide
3033.8 £2.45	AGAVE STRIATA	very narrow leaves up to 24cm long and glaucous green. Forms extensive clumps. Frost hardy in a well drained site in the UK.
3033.2 £2.45	AGAVE STRICTA	forms large, spherical heads of long, thin, tapering leaves. A very unusual Agave, growing up to 1 metre across.
3034 £2.45	AGAVE TOUMEYANA	narrow pointed leaves with white markings and fine threads. Forms a rosette up to 50cm across. Hardy outside in the UK in a well-drained site.
3033.1 £2.45	AGAVE UTAHENSIS KAIBABENSIS	light green rosettes up to 1 metre across with long tapering leaves. Hardy outside in the UK
3035.2 £2.45	AGAVE UTAHENSIS V NEVADENSIS	a small growing form up to 25cm across and the same tall. Blue grey toothed leaves. One of the most cold hardy agaves, especially if kept dry.
3032 £2.45	AGAVE VICTORIA REGINAE	stiff pointed succulent leaves forming a huge, very symmetrical rosette; leaves edged with white. Very impressive at all sizes
3037.1 £2.45	ALOE ACULEATA (REGULAR)	rosettes of green-blue stiff leaves with reddish teeth. Yellow flowers on a long stalk.
3037.1a £3.50	ALOE ACULEATA (LARGE)	rosettes of green-blue stiff leaves with reddish teeth. Yellow flowers on a long stalk.
3038 £2.45	ALOE ARISTATA (REGULAR)	narrow-leaved rosette, with a very tall flower stalk and orange red flowers. Hardy in a well-drained rockery.
3038a £3.50	ALOE ARISTATA (LARGE)	narrow-leaved rosette, with a very tall flower stalk and orange red flowers. Hardy in a well-drained rockery.
3041 £2.45	ALOE BROOMII	bright-green rosettes of broad, tapering leaves with spiky edges, up to 1m in diameter. Greenish-yellow flowers on a long stalk. Hardy outside in the Uk if given good drainage
3043 £2.45	ALOE HAWORTHIOIDES	light green pointed leaves with white marks. Very attractive rosettes. Flowers orange, on a long stalk
3043.1 £2.45	ALOE HUMILIS	clump forming and offsetting rosettes, green leaves, eventually 4”/10 cm long and 0.5”/10-15 mm wide, with tubercles and white teeth, red flowers on inflorescence
3046.2 £2.45	ALOE PEGLERAE	upright grey-red tapering leaves form a compact inward curving 'rosette' . Red buds on a spike lead to yellow flowers. Rare
3047.4 £2.45	ALOE RAUHII x SANDERSONII	delicate clustering stems of narrow toothed leaves. Pink flowers on a tall stem
3048.4 £3.50	ALOE STRIATULA	forms numerous stems up to 2 metres tall. Long thin tapering leaves. Yellow flowers on tall stem. Hardy in many parts of the UK.
3048.3 £2.45	ALOE VERA	long tapering leaves, usually spotted white. forms dense groups. Yellow flowers. Long regarded as having medicinal properties and currently very much in demand.
3049.1 £2.45	ALOINOPSIS LUCKHOFFII	thick, grey-green triangular leaves with greyish tubercles. Small, compact plants with large yellow flowers
3053 £2.45	ALOINOPSIS ORPENII	consists of long pointed bluish green glabrous leaves with numerous spots. Yellow flowers with red tips to the petals
3052 £2.45	ALOINOPSIS SETIFERA	bluish green thick leaved succulents related to Lithops. Golden yellow to salmon pink flowers. Hardy outside in many parts of the UK
3064.5 £2.45	ANTIMIMA VENTRICOSA	compact plants forming mats with lots of dramatic mauve daisy-like flowers
3070 £2.45	ARGYRODERMA DELAETII	consists of two half-egg shaped leaves and produces a large daisy like flower from the junction. White, purple and yellow are all possible flower colours
3067.2 £2.45	ARGYRODERMA TESTICULARE	a type of living stone with a smooth grey surface. Magenta flowers
3071.3 £2.45	ASTROWORTHIA BICARINATA	an astroloba/haworthia hybrid. Thick bright green triangular leaves with white dots and streaks and tubercles, forming a rosette around a tall stem. Small star-shaped flowers.
3073 £2.45	BERGERANTHUS MULTICEPS	overcrowded long, thin succulent leaves radiating from a central stem. Yellow daisy-like flowers
3080 £2.95	CALIBANUS HOOKERII	rare and very unusual. Narrow curved grey-green leaves from corky fissured caudex.
3126.5 £3.75	CEROPEGIA HYLUDA	trailing stems with large glossy dark green leaves and large upturned lantern flowers 6cm long and coloured yellow grey and green. Amazing!
3145 £2.45	CHEIRIDOPSIS PECULIARIS	small-growing plants with succulent grey-green leaves. Yellow flowers
3141.1 £2.45	CHEIRIDOPSIS PILLANSII	clump forming and low growing, it has thick succulent leaves shaped like a pair of cupped hands. Scented gold and yellow flowers
3149 £2.45	CONOPHYTUM CHRISTIANSENIANUM	blue-green plants with two lobes. Large yellow flowers
3172.1 £2.45	CONOPHYTUM PEERSII	small, clustering yellowish-green heads. Flowers creamy- white
3196 £2.45	COTYLEDON ORBICULATA	a small branching shrub with superb grey bloom on the leaves. Red and yellow flowers on a long stalk. Worth trying outside in milder parts of the UK. We have found that it will survive most winters if planted in a well-drained, sunny position. Good for conservatories or summer patio.
3202.2 £2.45	COTYLEDON TERETIFOLIA	stems up to 20 cm with white hairs, leaves straight and widening towards the tip, green.
3219.1 £2.45	CRASSULA CELIA	a hybrid of Crassula Mesembryanthemopsis and Crassula Susannae. Miniature plants with tight rosettes of bright-green leaves with a lighter edge, clusters of white flowers appearing in winter
3220 £2.45	CRASSULA COOPERII	fine miniature, flowering profusely in winter.
3237 £2.45	CRASSULA HOTTENTOTA	clumping stems up to 6 ins tall covered in rounded blue grey leaves
3216 £2.45	CRASSULA OVATA (ARGENTEA) 'HUMMEL'S SUNSET'	a form of the 'Money Plant', excellent as a 'miniature tree'. A very colourful form, variegated yellow and red when grown in strong light
3244 £2.45	CRASSULA PELLUCIDA MARGINALIS	mat forming trailing stems bearing green leaves which turn maroon in sunlight. Lots of small white flowers which appear at various times through the year, including winter.
3260 £2.45	CRASSULA SARCOCAULON	a very nice bonsai subject if clipped with a pair of scissors. Pink flowers in summer. Will stand lots of frost and wet and makes an excellent rockery or patio container plant.
3266 £2.45	CRASSULA SOCIALIS	small rosette plant which forms mats of bright green leaves. The flowers are small, but are produced in vast numbers and cover the plant
3252 £2.45	CRASSULA VOLKENSII	attractive grey leaves, spotted with purple brown.
3268.1 £2.45	DASYLIRION TEXANUM	architectural plants which form a woody trunk topped with a rosette of long, very narrow leaves. The numerous flowers are produced on a large stalk. Hardy outside in Britain.
3268.4 £2.45	DASYLIRION WHEELERI	masses of narrow blue-green curving leaves on a short trunk. Hardy in some parts of the UK given a well drained site. Small flowers on a huge flower spike
3268.5 £2.45	DELOSPERMA BRUNTHALLERI	small pointed leaves in a tight clumping rosette. Violet-pink flowers. May be hardy in UK.
3280 £2.45	ECHEVERIA ALBICANS	powdery grey-blue leaves, forming an attractive rosette. Orange flowers
3280.1 £2.45	ECHEVERIA ALBICANS X LINDSAYANA	clustering grey rosettes
3282 £2.45	ECHEVERIA AMOENA	small clustering blue-grey. Yellow and orange flowers
3289.3 £2.45	ECHEVERIA BLUE SURPRISE	bluish grey leaves
3301 £2.45	ECHEVERIA CHIHUAHUAENSIS X PULIDONIS	bluish grey-green rosettes of thick club shaped leaves tipped red or brown
3297 £2.45	ECHEVERIA CLAVATA	small clustering rosettes of blue grey leaves with a tendency to go cristate.
3306 £2.45	ECHEVERIA DERECEANA	beautiful rosettes of pointed grey or grey brown leaves with orange and yellow flowers
3304 £2.45	ECHEVERIA DERENBERGII	grey bloomed, compact rosettes, orange and yellow flowers
3305 £2.45	ECHEVERIA DERENBERGII V CANALIGULATA	grey to light green leaves with a red tip
3311 £2.45	ECHEVERIA DIFFRACTENS	beautiful rosettes of purple-grey leaves. Flowers very early in the year. purple and lilac flowers
3321 £2.45	ECHEVERIA EASTER BONNET	really attractive rosettes of grey blue-green leaves with crinkled edges
3325 £2.45	ECHEVERIA GLAUCA	grey-bloomed leaves in large rosettes, clustering, with rose pink flowers. Hardy in favourable sites in the UK.
3335 £2.45	ECHEVERIA ILEENE	rosettes of stout grey leaves with reddish edges. Yellow flowers.
3335.1 £2.45	ECHEVERIA KIRKERIANA	attractive pinky-red tipped rosettes with a grey bloom.
3339.1 £2.95	ECHEVERIA LAUII	attractive bluish-white rosettes reaching up to 25cm across. Pink flowers. Definitely one of the most desirable of the echeverias
3339.4 £2.45	ECHEVERIA LILACINO	grey leaves with a particularly strong blue hue when grown in full sun
3358 £2.45	ECHEVERIA PEACOCKII	rosettes of long tapering blue white leaves, intense red flowers, formely sold as Echeveria Hoveyii
3364 £2.45	ECHEVERIA PERLE VON NURNBERG	amazing purple leaved hybrid with geranium pink flowers. Good in a conservatory or on a patio for the summer. Does well bedded out for the summer. Will survive winters in the UK in a favourable site.
3366 £2.45	ECHEVERIA PULVINATA FROSTY ISI 1390	one of the most striking Echeverias with beautiful grey leaves with white hairs; yellow flowers
3379.1 £2.45	ECHEVERIA RAMILLETTE	large, green clumping rosettes, yellowish orange flowers
3375 £2.45	ECHEVERIA REINELT	apple-green tapering leaves with red tips and edges
3374 £2.45	ECHEVERIA RONDELLII	blue-green rosettes of tapering bristly leaves. Very attractive
3376.1 £2.45	ECHEVERIA RUNYONII	large rosettes of blue grey rounded leaves
3393 £2.45	ECHEVERIA RUNYONII 'TOPSY TURVY'	wavy leaves covered in bright blue-grey bloom. Pink flowers.
3385 £2.45	ECHEVERIA SANCHEZ-MEJORADAI	greenish grey rosettes, clustering, sometimes red tipped
3288.3 £2.45	ECHEVERIA SETOSA DEMINUTA	felty bluish grey leaves, small rosettes
3379.2 £2.95	ECHEVERIA SHAVIANA	beautiful incurved pinkish grey leaves with crimped margins.
3389.2 £2.45	ECHEVERIA 'SON OF PERLE'	produces large rosettes of deep pink rounded leaves.
3391 £2.45	ECHEVERIA SUBSESSILIS	rosettes of blue-grey leaves with red edges. Elegant curved flower stalk.
3427 £2.45	EUPHORBIA MELOFORMIS	round, with 10 to 12 ribs and lighter bands. Readily offsets from the base. Small yellow flowers
3456 £2.45	FENESTRARIA AURANTIACA	curious windowed plants with golden yellow flowers
3464 £2.45	FRITHIA PULCHRA	'windowed' grey clustering stems with flowers of various colours, usually purple with white centre. Very nice!
3472 £2.45	GASTERIA VERRUCOSA VARIEGATA	slender leaves with white markings and bumps
3475 £2.45	GRAPTOPETALUM PENTANDRUM SUPERBUM	succulent leaves with eye-catching purplish grey bloom. Small flowers on a tracery of fine intermingling stems. We think this one is great!
3480.5 £2.45	HAWORTHIA GUTTATA	spiralled rosettes of pointed leaves with white blotches and spots.
3482.2 £2.45	HAWORTHIA HEIDELBERGENSIS	charming small species with pale green pointed leaves, with semi-transparent end areas
3483.1 £2.45	HAWORTHIA LONGIBRACTEATA	pale green stems of thick truncated leaves.
3484 £2.45	HAWORTHIA MIRABILIS	tight spiralled columns of olive green keeled leaves
3484.5 £2.45	HAWORTHIA NORTIERI	narrow triangular leaves tapering to a point with a bristle. Purple brown in full sun.
3485.2 £2.45	HAWORTHIA RETICULATA HURLINGII	small growing rosettes of short rounded leaves that go from pale green to red if grown in full sun
3485.1 £2.45	HAWORTHIA RETUSA	a rosette of bright-green, broad, truncated succulent leaves with translucent windows as stripes at the leaf tips
3490 £2.45	HAWORTHIA TESSELATTA	dark green to red coloured rosettes with a paler maze of lines
3491.3 £2.45	HAWORTHIA UMBOENSIS	long triangular shaped leaves, bright green and arranged in an open rosette
3502 £2.45	HOODIA RUSCHII	many-ribbed, grey-green clustering stems up to 50 cm tall. Red, brown and yellow bell-shaped flowers. Rare
3510.2 £2.45	HUERNIA PENDERIFORMIS	blue-grey angular stems with bell-shaped flowers
3512 £2.45	HUERNIA PRIMULINA	yellow, white and red flowers, grey-green clustering stems
3536 £2.45	KALANCHOE TOMENTOSA	a much sought after beauty with grey furry leaves bearing brown and yellow patterns
3540 £2.45	KLEINIA REPENS	beautiful blue leaved trailing stems, small cream flowers.
3547 £2.45	LAMPRANTHUS ROSEUS	a bushy plant with thin branching stems. Valued for its many large purple-red flowers
3544 £2.45	LAPIDARIA MARGARETAE	clumping, reddish grey plants resembling Lithops. Golden yellow flowers, turning reddish when fading. An attractive species
3542 £2.45	LENOPHYLLUM PUSILLUM	low growing prostrate densely leafy plants with attractive purple brown fleshy leaves. Rather like an echeveria when small, but trailing with age. Yellow flowers.
3565.1 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM AUSTRALE	green to dull purple plants with pale pink flowers
3569 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM DINTERI	dark green to coppery red twin lobed plant with a translucent window. Mauvish red flowers
3567 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM LONGUM	greyish-green, can be slightly brownish below with scattered translucent dots above; flowers almost white to palest pink
3567.1 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM LYDIAE	olive green windowed pebble plants with white flowers with pink tips
3568 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM PRAESECTUM	clump forming, similar to Lithops, but with transparent window in top of stem. Mauve flowers in Autumn
3572 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM SCHLECHTERI	bright fresh green plants with white to pale pink flowers
3571 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM SPATHULATUM	solitary dark green or brown, windowed pebble plants; pale pink flowers
3575 £2.45	OPTHALMOPHYLLUM VERRUCOSUM	reddish brown Lithop-like plants with glossy white flowers
3599 £2.45	PIARANTHUS DECORUS	crowded, angled stems; lobed bell-shaped yellow and red flowers with velvety hair
3608 £2.45	PLEIOSPILOS NELII	grey green almost spherical plants with salmon pink flowers
3624.2 £2.45	PUYA CHILENSIS	short, woody-stemmed shrub crowned by a dense rosette of long, tapering, arching leaves. Tubular metallic yellow flowers in a much branched stem. May be hardy in favourable sites in the UK.
3631 £2.45	SEDUM BURRITO	trailing stems covered in small, egg-shaped grey-green leaves; white flowers
3636 £2.45	SEDUM MORGANIANUM	Donkey's Tail. Beautiful grey succulent trailing plant that does well in a hanging pot. Suited to partial shade. Pink flowers.
3648 £2.45	SENECIO ARTICULATUS	'candle plant', pale green thick jointed stems, bearing heads of delicate leaves. Yellow flowers
3660 £2.45	SENECIO ROWLEYANUS	the classic 'string of beads', this is a trailing plant with bright green bead-like leaves, which makes an interesting display in a hanging basket
3678 £2.45	STAPELIA DIVARICATA	green grey and reddish angular branching stems. Hairy flesh coloured flowers.
3680 £2.45	STAPELIA FLAVIROSTRIS	very large, purple, star-shaped, hairy flowers with wavy yellow lines. Vigorous grower.
3686 £2.45	STAPELIA GETTLEFFII	velvety, clumping, angled stems with purple, yellow and white flowers
3757 £2.45	TITANOPSIS HUGO-SCHLECHTERI	grey succulent leaves with numerous, light grey to red tubercles. Yellow flowers
3764 £2.45	TRICHODIADEMA DENSUM	mat forming plants with white bristles. Crimson flowers
3787 £2.45	YUCCA HARRIMANIAE	generally small growing, but can be up to 60cm tall. It is stemless and sometimes clumping. A very variable species with yellowish to bluish green leaves with a brown edge. The flower spike is one metre tall and has greenish white flowers
3792 £2.95	YUCCA TORRYI	a hybrid between Yucca baccata and Yucca arizonica; trunk-forming with fleshy grey-green succulent leaves which twist and fray at the edges; hardy in the UK. Small plants.