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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 62 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Cacti

Cactaceae (family)

Columnar Cereus (various species)

Cereus spp. (including Cereus hildmannianus, Cereus validus, Cereus repandus)

Powder Puff Cactus

Mammillaria bocasana

Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria dioica

Mammillaria Cactus

Mammillaria prolifera

Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria zeilmanniana

Saguaro Cactus

Carnegiea gigantea

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California Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus cylindraceus

Candy Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus latispinus

Cape Blanco

Aeonium arboreum 'Cape Blanco'

Medusa's Head

Euphorbia caput-medusae

Beucke's Cactus

Cereus beuckeri

Argentine Giant Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Peruvian Apple Cactus

Cereus peruvianus

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Hedge Cactus

Cereus validus

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Chin Cactus

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii

Chinese Aloe

Aloe vera var. chinensis

Christmas Cactus Gold Leaf

Schlumbergera truncata 'Gold Leaf'

Christmas Cactus Mistletoe

Schlumbergera × buckleyi (Christmas Cactus hybrid)

Christmas Cheer

Sedum rubrotinctum

Silver Torch Cactus

Cleistocactus strausii

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Clustered Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria gracilis forma fragilis

Pigface (Hottentot Fig)

Carpobrotus edulis

Columnar Cactus

Cereus columnaris and related species

Conophytum bilobum

Burger's Conophytum

Conophytum burgeri

Conophytum calculus

Conophytum calculus (Marloth) N.E.Br.

Cone Plant, Living Pebble

Conophytum minimum

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Conophytum friedrichiae

Conophytum maughanii

Conophytum minimum

Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br.

Conophytum obcordellum

Truncated Conophytum

Conophytum truncatum

Conophytum uviforme

Conophytum wettsteinii

Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. wettsteinii

Cooperi

Haworthia cooperi

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Copiapoa barquitensis

Copiapoa cinerea

Copiapoa cinerea (Philippi) Britton & Rose

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White Column Cactus

Copiapoa columna-alba

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Copiapoa cactus

Copiapoa echinoides

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Copiapoa hypogaea

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Copiapoa marginata

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Atacama Desert Cactus

Copiapoa maritima

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Copiapoa olivana

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Copiapoa tenuispina

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Copper Kettle Sedum

Sedum nussbaumerianum

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Copper Plate Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum 'Copper Plate'

Coppertone Sedum

Sedum nussbaumerianum

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