Orbea semota ssp. orientalis Cactus Puna clavarioides An unusual South

Puna clavarioides   An unusual South American cactus related to Opuntia

A very attractive smaller Snake Plant or Mother in Law Tongue with thick variegated leaves

Lobivia aurea v sierragrandensis    An attractive South American species that is covered in numerous white

The degree of redness seems to vary by light and temperature conditions and the reddest leaves are usually the older ones (no promises on how red yours will be if at all)

Orbea semota ssp. orientalis Cactus Puna clavarioides An unusual SouthOrbea semota ssp. orientalis Family: Apocynaceae (Asclepidaceae). An attractive Stapeliad with reddish brown flowers that have dangling fringe along the margins. People tend to shy away from Stapeliads because of their reputation for being rot prone, but actually they are simple to grow. Give lots of light, but protect from hot afternoon sun in summer. During the growing season they can be watered as much as any other succulent (i. e. regularly but