201k members in the Bonsai community. Fockea edulis, the most commonly grown plant in the genus is a good starter caudiciform as it is fairly easy to take care of and a bit more resistant to rot than the others. This famous plant had been collected by the explorers sent by Emperor Joseph II of Austria in the Cape Colony sometime after 1786. Adenia (5) Adenium (1) Adromischus (5) Aeonium (11) Agave (151) Aloe (27) Aloinopsis (1) By Bruce Brethauer. Popular Sections. (Zone 9b, bonsai) • Baseball plant (Euphorbia obesa). This should be an excellent combination of Cactus plants, Succulents and Bonsai all under one roof and your chance to see this is at the next Wiltshire Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society annual show on Saturday the 15th June 2013 in Melksham. Home; Posts tagged 'Fockea edulis' Posts Tagged: Fockea edulis Bonsai, Cacti and Succulents. Fockea Beautiful caudiciform Fockea edulis,nearly 15 years old ,shown in a 22 cm diameter pot.Large caudex (now 10 cm diameter)that can grow in a beautiful bonsai… Fockea Edulis is a choice Caudiciform (swollen rootstock) succulent that is normally grown raised in the pot as shown in the photos. Focusing on styling bonsai, showing member's trees, bonsai care and … Eventually if forms a massive, pale, warty caudex with some vine-like branches that often have to be trimmed back. It has thin, twining stems growing up to 3 feet with 1/2 to 1 inch long gray-green oval leaves and tiny lightly scented starfish-shaped, lime green flowers. Some of the pictures below are just a few of the many Succulent Bonsai we have in our collection and pictures from the book "Bonsai Succulents" Beaucarnia recurvata, Aloe plicatillis, Mesem. It is native to South Africa. glottiphyllum, Euphorbia groenwald, Fockea edulis, Adenia obesum, Portulacaria afra … Exotic Succulents is well known for providing choice plants to collectors around the world. Filter — Search. Family: Apocynaceae New! This collector's plant is a semi-decidous succulent perennial grown for its swollen caudiciform base. Product Categories. Bonsai plants Compositions Plants Plants from Holland Pots Seeds Soil and fertilizers Souvenirs. These plants were recently uprooted after being hard grown and root bound in tiny pots for 7 years. Bonsai trees and associated plants. The Caudex will grow slowly and by trimming the top growth back each year, an attractive bonsai look can be achieved. Fockea edulis is one of the more unusual and distinctive species of the Asclepidaceae, or the milkweed family, noted for its huge underground caudexes which can ultimately grow in excess of 21 inches in diameter, and tip the scales at over 100 lbs. Fockea edulis forms a thick grey tuber, known as a caudex, with small wart-like growths (tubercules) all over the surface. Young plants are spherical but become more cylindrical with age. The plants produce a branching tangle of vining stems, which in habitat, can exceed several meters in length. Search for: Search. In the wild, the caudex is partially or totally buried and tends to grow faster this way. and climb on any type of available support. Here, the entire spherical plant is the caudex. Typical of the species, the plant’s eight ridged segments resemble the stitching on a baseball. SH1453 Fockea edulis (Hottentot Bread) 370.00 € Add to cart. From the top of the caudex thin vine stems branch out , reaching a length of up to 4 meters. Fockea is a genus of 6 succulent scrubs native to southern Africa.It was established by Endlicher in 1838 for the single species, Fockea capensis, based on a specimen cultivated at the Schönbrunn Garden at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Plant pictured (6” pot) is the one you will receive and will be shipped bare-root.