Succulents in the Garden
Plants for hot dry conditions.
Selenicereus undatus dragon fruit cactus
Dragon fruit cactus is a succulent that often grows on trees for physical support and occurs in its native state primarily in seasonally dry tropical areas.
Flowers in summer and nocturnal flowers only bloom for one night. Flowers are edible and are used to make tea.
Fruits in summer and into fall/autumn. The fruit is edible and has hard scales that surround the fruits, hence the name dragon fruit, but with sweet, soft, and fleshy fruit inside.
The plant requires support, such as a wire frame, to enable easier access to the fruit.
Although a cactus, it does require some watering in the spring, and summer when it is flowering.
The native range of this species is Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Crassula ovata money plant or jade plant.
A succulent small shrub, with round leaves, and pink flowers in winter.
From South Africa, the native range of this species is southeast Mozambique to southeast Cape…
