A friend recently visited Lotusland and shared a few photos on Facebook, that got me to thinking about the fact I hadn't finished coverage of my November '23 visit. Today's post is a plant-centric one looking at agaves, aloes, cactus and euphorbia around the garden. First up some magnificent Agave victoriae-reginae.![]()
Aren't they just perfection?
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I think these are Aloe dorotheae, then again it's kind of laughable that I would even attempt to ID an aloe, my knowledge of the genus is paper thin.
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I do know an entire garden area devoted to them ends up looking rather other-worldly.
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Agave bracteosa
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There are a few Agave gypsophila at the bottom of the photo, and that tall cactus on the right is actually a euphorbia.
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Euphorbia ammak 'Variegata'
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Euphorbia polygona (I believe)
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On the other side of the driveway are the cactus. So many cactus.
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Closer to the house (now offices).
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I love the golden barrels.
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I started to type "even better when they're under a Dracaena draco" (dragon tree) but then realized no, I like the ones against the house better. These two shapes aren't complementary to my eyes.
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There is an entire section of the garden devoted to cactus, that's where these next five photos were taken.
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Opuntia galapageia var. profusa
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Cutest short opuntia tree!
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Cutest tall opuntia tree (Opunita galapageia var. galapageia)
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I didn't get the name of this one, but it's the cutest droopy opuntia tree.
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Agave franzosinii
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These could also be A. franzosinii, but I'm not sure.
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Blooming Agave franzosinii.
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The entrance to the blue garden.
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I don't remember this small cactus garden from other visits. Perhaps it's new?
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Or maybe I've been in such a hurry to get to the bromeliads that I missed it (the bromeliads and ferns are my last remaining Lotusland '23 post).
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The Agave attenuata lining the drive are usually one of the first things I see at Lotusland, but for this visit I entered the garden from a different pathway so I saw them as I was leaving.
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And this big boy was outside the wall.
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