Cactus and succulent flowers
Desert plants that flower briefly and brightly.
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
A compact succulent with bright winter blooms from Madagascar
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 1 more · Garden flower
Adenium boehmianum
A toxic succulent from arid parts of Namibia and Angola
🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 more · Wildflower
Crown of thornsEuphorbia milii
A spiny flowering shrub with red, pink, or white bracts, native to Madagascar
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 5 more · Wildflower
Desert roseAdenium obesum
A succulent shrub with bright pink to red flowers and a swollen base
🇲🇷 Mauritania and 7 more · Wildflower
Candelabra aloeAloe arborescens
A large, branching aloe with red-orange flowers and spiky green leaves
🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kalanchoe blossfeldiana: বাক্যবাগীশ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Adenium boehmianum: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crown of thorns: Ezra Katz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Desert rose: ZSM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Candelabra aloe: Ton Rulkens, CC BY-SA 2.0, source