Sedum oxypetalum – 3.25″ pot. A perfect natural bonsai, it needs little training to make a nice ancient-looking little tree with nice stature after only a few years. It is not cold sensitive, but sensitive to water when cold.
Pachypodium namaquanum – 3.25″ pot. This South African native looks a lot like the Madagascar Palm, except from a vastly different habitat far across the Indian Ocean. To the seasoned collector, this species differs dramatically with its stout habit, textured foliage with a crinkled margin, longer spines, and slow-as-nails growing speed.
Othonna clavifolia has attained cult-like status in Japan, where growers challenge themselves to emulate the chunky habit these plants develop in the wild. These cute seedlings are already starting to show strong form and are hard grown to develop the compact, almost round foliage seen in the photos.
Plectranthus ernstii – 3.25″ pot. Despite its cremnophytic origins, it responds well to generous watering; without which, the velvety, lightly fragrant leaves can grow sparse and slightly haggard. Curious which?.
Pelargonium laxum – 3.25″ pot. Even many beginner growers are quick to make the association between Pelargoniums and the ever-popular Geraniums. Pelargonium laxum produces thicker stems than most of the pachycaul species and has large elegant foliage with a white margin.
Begonia homonyma produces only solid green leaves, lacking the white spots and darker blue-tinted coloration of B. dregei. This species makes up for its less ornate foliage by being capable of growing a much larger caudex.
Pelargonium cotyledonis – 3.25″ pot. It very closely resembles many of the low-branching, slow-growing pachycaul Pelargoniums of South Africa and is equally well suited to natural bonsai, requiring no training to develop a compact form.