Arid Adapted Collection

Euphorbia echinus cactus

Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum
Purple crest aeonium flowers (Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum Schwarzkopf )

Abd al Kuri euphorbia (Euphorbia abdelkuri). This succulent plant is endemic to the island of Abd al Kuri in the Socotran archipelago of islands, meaning that it is found nowhere else

Conophytum plant (Conophytum sp.)

Lithops pseudotruncatella plants
Living stone plants (Lithops pseudotruncatella). This is the pallid form

Aeonium Kiwi
Aeonium leaves (Aeonium Kiwi ). This succulent plant is moncocarpic, which means that it dies after flowering, although it make take many years to flower. it is native to Morocco

Argan trees (Argania spinosa) This tree is endemic to the Sous valley in Morocco. It is cultivated for the oil (argan oil) that is found in the fruit

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). This large cactus can live for over 250 years, reaching heights of over 15 metres. It is a succulent plant, capable of storing over 6000 kilograms of water

Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) C014 / 1536
Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia). Photographed in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, in February

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers C014 / 1561
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers. Close-up of male flowers on a jojoba bush. Photographed in Arizona, USA, in February

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers C014 / 1564
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers. Close-up of male flowers on a jojoba bush. Photographed in Arizona, USA, in February

Raven on a joshua tree C014 / 1537
Raven (Corvus corax) on a joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). Photographed in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, in February

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers C014 / 1562
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers. Close-up of female flowers developing into fruit on a jojoba bush. Photographed in Arizona, USA, in February

Conophytum minutum

Aloe arborescens Golden Glow in flower

Chihuahua flower (Tacitus bellus) in a terracotta pot

Living stone plant (Lithops aucampiae). This is a one-year-old seedling

Cactus wren on a cactus C014 / 1567
Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) on a saguaro cactus (Carnegia gigantea). Photographed in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, in February

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti C014 / 1550
Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti in a desert. Photographed in Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA, in February

Cactus wren on a jojoba bush C014 / 1568
Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) on a jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) bush with male flowers. Photographed in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, in February

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cactus C014 / 1552
Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cactus under a dark sky. Photographed in Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA, in February

Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) cactus C014 / 1541
Teddy-bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) cactus. This cactus is native to California, Arizona, and Nevada (USA) and northwestern Mexico

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers C014 / 1563
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) flowers. Close-up of female flowers developing into fruit on a jojoba bush. Photographed in Arizona, USA, in February

Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) C014 / 1583
Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) under an approaching storm. Photographed in the Mojave Desert, Arizona, USA, in February

Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) C014 / 1582
Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). Photographed in the Mojave Desert, Arizona, USA, in February

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti C014 / 1570
Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti next to a copper mine waste tip. Photographed in Hayden, Arizona, USA, in February

Mahonia haematocarpa in flower C014 / 1572
Red barberry (Mahonia haematocarpa) in flower by a saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cactus. Photographed in Arizona, USA, in February

Cacti at sunset C014 / 1569
Cacti at sunset. View past saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti towards the sun setting behind mountains in the distance. Photographed in Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA, in February

Closed stoma on Kalanchoe leaf, SEM C016 / 4428
Closed stoma on Kalanchoe leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf from the succulent Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, showing a closed stoma (centre)

Closed stoma on Kalanchoe leaf, SEM C016 / 4427
Closed stoma on Kalanchoe leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf from the succulent Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, showing a closed stoma (centre)

Closed stoma on Kalanchoe leaf, SEM C016 / 4424
Closed stoma on Kalanchoe leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf from the succulent Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, showing a closed stoma (centre)

Mammillaria cactus, 19th century C013 / 6778
Mammillaria elephantidens cactus, 19th-century artwork. This illustration is from Iconographie descriptive des Cactees (1841-1847) by French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800-1871)

Echinocactus cactus, 19th century C013 / 6779
Echinocactus coptonogonus cactus, 19th-century artwork. This illustration is from Iconographie descriptive des Cactees (1841-1847) by French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800-1871)

Cereus cactus, 19th century C013 / 6777
Cereus perrotetianus cactus, 19th-century artwork. This illustration is from Iconographie descriptive des Cactees (1841-1847) by French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800-1871)

Echinocactus cactus, 19th century C013 / 6780
Echinocactus sellowianus cactus, 19th-century artwork. This illustration is from Iconographie descriptive des Cactees (1841-1847) by French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800-1871)

Phlomis leaf, SEM
Phlomis leaf. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a Phlomis italica leaf. The surfaces of the leaf are covered in stellate hairs that reduce moisture loss from the plant

Mammillaria zeilmanniana
Rose pincushion cactus (Mammillaria zeilmanniana) in flower

Star cactus (Astrophytum ornatum). Close-up of the ribs and spines of a columnar cactus

Cleft stone cactus (Pleiospilos nelii). This drought-tolerant plant is a member of the family Aizoaceae. It is also known as the mimicry plant and splitrock

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera sp. )
Christmas cactus flower (Schlumbergera sp.). This cactus originates from the Brazilian rainforest. In the wild is pollinated by hummingbirds

Baby's toes leaves (Fenestraria rhopalophylla aurantiaca). This is a succulent flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae

Sedum roof, early June
Sedum roof. Image 1 of 4. Garage roof covered with deciduous Sedum sp. matting

Sedum roof, late June
Sedum roof. Image 2 of 4. Garage roof covered with deciduous Sedum sp. matting

Sedum roof, mid-July
Sedum roof. Image 3 of 4. Garage roof covered with flowering Sedum sp. matting

Sedum green roof. Garage roof covered with flowering Sedum sp. matting. Sedum plants are used for green roofs because they are drought tolerant, shallow rooting and require little maintenance

Sedum roof, mid-August
Sedum roof. Image 4 of 4. Garage roof covered with deciduous Sedum sp. matting

Cacti in flower
Cacti (family Cactaceae) in flower. Photographed in Tenerife, Canary Islands

Cactus in flower
Cactus (family Cactaceae) in flower, looking from above. Photographed in Tenerife, Canary Islands

Bushes in pocket desert, Canada
Bushes in pocket desert. These are Rabbit brush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) on the left and Antelope bush (Purshia tridentata) on the right

Ammophila arenaria leaf, light micrograph
Ammophila arenaria leaf. Polarised light micrograph of a section through a marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) leaf, showing the characteristics that help reduce water loss

Orbea ciliata flower. Close-up of the reproductive organs of the succulent Orbea ciliata. Photographed in Cape Province, South Africa, in July

Pachyphytum oviferum flowers

Lithops lesliei Mariae
Living stone plant (Lithops lesliei Mariae )

Huernia guttata flower

Cacti garden. Sculpture of a womans head in a garden of cacti and succulents

Fynbos aloe (Aloe succotrina) plant in a terracotta pot

Lithops aucampiae Kuruman form
Living stone plants (Lithops aucampiae Kuruman form)

Aloe vera plant in a pot

Cheiridopsis denticulata flower
Stone plant (Cheiridopsis denticulata) flower. Photographed in the Namaqua National Park, South Africa

Stoeberia frutescens flowers. Photographed in the Namaqua National Park, South Africa

Desert mesemb (Conicosia elongata) flowers. Photographed in the Namaqua National Park, South Africa

Dwarf mesemb (Argyroderma sp. )
Dwarf mesemb (Argyroderma sp.) flower. Photographed in the Namaqua National Park, South Africa

Mesemb (Malephora purpurea-crocea) flowers. Photographed in the Bokkeveld plateau, near Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape, South Africa

Lithops pseudotruncatella dendritica
Living stone flower (Lithops pseudotruncatella dendritica)

Barrel cactus (Ferocactus sp.). This cactus is barrel-shaped, but becomes columnar with age and reaches around 4 metres in height

Cactus spines (Mammillaria sp. )
Cactus spines (Mammillaria sp.)

Cactus spines
Cactus. Spines on a cactus

Hallucinogenic San Pedro cactus, Ecuador
San Pedro cactus. Like the famous peyote cactus, which is found mainly in Mexico and Texas, this cactus contains the hallucinogenic drug mescaline. It is native to Ecuador

Whisker cactus (Pachycereus schottii) in a desert. Photographed in the Sonoran desert, Baja California, Mexico

Agave americana Marginata
Century plant (Agave americana Marginata )

Echinocereus engelmannii
Strawberry cactus flowers (Echinocereus engelmannii). Photographed in Sedona, Arizona, USA

Decablone meintjesii
Decabelone flower Decabelone meintjesii

Spanish bayonet Variegata
Spanish bayonet leaves (Yucca aloifolia Variegata )

Teddy-bear cholla cactus (Opuntia bigelovii, light brown) with an ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens, green), growing in the Sonoran Desert, USA

Organ pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) in a desert. Photographed at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in a desert. Photographed at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA

Sansevieria trifasciata Laurentii
Snake plant flowers (Sansevieria trifasciata Laurentii )

Euphorbia plant
Euphorbia (Euphorbia spiralis). This succulent plant is endemic to the Socotran archipelago of islands, meaning that it is found nowhere else

Lithops lesliei Warenton
Living stone flower (Lithops lesliei Warenton )

Showy stonecrop (Sedum spectabile)

Houseleeks (Jovibarba heuffelii)
House leeks (Jovibarba heuffelii, right and centre) in a container amongst other succulent plants

Schlumbergera bridgesii
Christmas cactus flowers (Schlumbergera bridgesii). This cactus is found in the Organ Mountain forests, north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is cultivated in Europe as a Christmas plant

Yucca Vittorio Emanuele II
Yucca plants (Yucca Vittoriro Emanuele II )

Nipple cactus flower (Mammilaria tetrancistra)

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Discover the beauty of arid-adapted plants, from the enchanting Lophophora williamsii to the striking Aeonium arboreum var. Atropurpureum. Explore the rugged landscapes where these resilient species thrive, such as the remote Abd al Kuri island and its unique Euphorbia. Marvel at the intricate patterns of Conophytum plants and be amazed by the camouflaged Lithops pseudotruncatella plants that blend seamlessly with their surroundings. Admire the vibrant hues of Aeonium Kiwi and witness nature's artistry in Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) standing tall against desert winds. Delight in Jojoba flowers' delicate beauty, capturing your attention with their captivating colors (C014 / 1561). Immerse yourself in a moment frozen in time as a raven perches on a majestic Joshua tree (C014 / 1537). Let Jojoba flowers transport you to an oasis amidst arid lands, their blooms radiating tranquility (C014 / 1564). Experience wonder through Conophytum minutum's miniature marvels, showcasing nature's ability to adapt and flourish even in harsh conditions. Join us on this journey into arid ecosystems, where life finds a way against all odds.