Lady Slipper Succulent
Lady s slipper is a uniquely shaped succulent with thornless stems that have a medusa like growth habit that is more pronounced in light shade.
Lady slipper succulent. Tiny with a narrow pointed spade shape red turning to green or. The upright stems add a welcome vertical element to the landscape and small orange flowers are produced off and on through spring and fall. This striking succulent has mostly leafless lime green stems about inch in diameter that stand straight up or are arched and wavy. Another feature we like is its vertical pale lime green stems and the combination of flowers and stems make it a favorite for use in a succulent garden rock garden or growing in containers.
Instead of leaves it has erect 1 2 inch thick lime green stems that rise up to 3 feet tall sometimes taller in the shade arching or bending outwards under their own weight. Lady s slipper is one of the best container plants for warm climates. The leaves are tiny red turning to green yellow or brown appearing after rain dropping within weeks often missing. Use it in large containers mixed in with other striking cactus and succulent plants.
The flowers are orange red colored and shaped like tiny little slippers hence the common name of lady s slipper. This plant forms a clump of stems to about 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide. A long stemmed succulent with a woody root crown. In house plants succulent garden succulent plants euphorbia lomelii is an attractive long stemmed unusual perennial succulent with a woody root crown.
The slipper plant is native to the baja peninsula and northwestern sonora mexico where it grows on hillsides and in desert plains. Pedilanthus bracteatus slipper plant growing to around 6 feet tall to 9 feet in habitat this upright succulent branches from the base and has narrow cylindrical green stems with ovate leaves with a thick prominent mid vein on the lower surface that occurs just near the branch tips. Plant the slipper plant with desert plants and cactus for its strong vertical effects. 3 6 high and wide.
Euphorbia shrubs succulants the lady s slipper also known as pedilanthus macrocarpus is a n euphorbia in the succulants class and part of our shrubs department. Euphorbia lomelii slipper plant formerly known as pedilanthus macrocarpus is an unusual and attractive slow growing succulent that remains mostly. Lady s slipper pedilanthus macrocarpus sku.