Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asteriasAstrophytum asterias Every collection should have one! An unusual spineless cactus with tufts of white hair. Every plant is different so some plants will have lots of flecking, others none, and everything in between. Makes beautiful yellow flowers with a red throat in summer. Fairly easy to care for, except it can be very fussy about overwatering especially in winter. In fact, you probably shouldn't water it at all during the winter. Can take light

This is the variety that has yellow variegation (there is a white one too)

Flowers are a beautiful combination of pink petals with a white to yellow throat

A very rare species known from a single location on one of the Channel Islands of California

Aloe nobilis 'variegata' Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

The plant will branch heavily and form a spreading mound

Copiapoa dura  A very nice black skin species with even darker black curved spines

Lobivia aurea v sierragrandensis    An attractive South American species that is covered in numerous white

Senna meridionalis A nice caudiciform legume species from Madagascar

Makes bright orange red flowers in the spring and summer

Not sure why so many of these on eBay are grafted

Like the normal form

Specifically it is a winter growing Aloe