The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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  Species: Kalanchoe marmorata Common name: Penwiper Family: Crassulaceae Region of Origin: E. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden, on the walkway to the Desert Conservatory Notes: White Flowers. It is believed that the common name comes from the spots on the leaves that look like you've wiped a pen on them. |
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Species: Kalanchoe marnieriana Family: Crassulaceae Region of Origin: Madagascar Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Red tubular flowers |
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 Species: Euphorbia milii Family: Euphorbiaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Large red flower cultivar |
 Species: Aloe marlothii, Alluaudia procera Family: Aloeaceae, Didieriaceae Region of Origin: Madagascar Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Alluauadia grows very tall and leaves go up in a spiral pattern. Note the heater in the picture. They go on when it's cold (at 40 degrees Farenheit) to protect the plants from Madagascar and the Canary Islands. |
 
Species: Crassula ovata Common name: Jade Plant, Dollar Plant, Chinese Rubber Plant, Japanese Rubber Plant Family: Crassulaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: White flowers, pink flowers |
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Species: Aloe capitata Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: Madagascar Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Orange-yellow flowers. Tubular flowers that hang down. |
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Species: Billbergia nutans Common name: Friendship Plant Family: Bromeliaceae Region of Origin: Brazil and Uruguay Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Pink bracts and yell0w-green flowers. This is one of the earliest bromeliads to be grown in California. It is known as the Friendship Plant because it is easy to give a slip to visiting friend and it will grow rapidly to form a large clump. |
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Species: Aloe dichotoma Common name: Quiver Tree Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa, Namibia Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow flowers. Dochotoma refers to the branching pattern. The large tree along the main drive is over 70 years old. It was received as a seedling from the University of Stellenbach in South Africa. |
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 Species: Aeonium Family: Crassulaceae Region of Origin: Canary Islands Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow flowers |
 Species: Aloe branddraalensis Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Coral-red flowers |
 
Species: Agave dussiana Family: Agavaceae Region of Origin: Caribbean Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Has a trunk and leaves, with the flowering part going way up into the sycamore tree. |
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Species: Abromeitiella brevifolia Family: Bromeliaceae Region of Origin: Argentina, Bolivia Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Tiny green tubular flowers. It grows in layers over itself. Leaves have sharp points. |
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