Crested/variegated

Weird and wonderful

Cresting and variegation are rare plant mutations.

At Living Desert Plants, we specialise in the weird and the wonderful of the succulent world. Nothing exemplifies this more than the two rarest mutations one can find in plants: cresting and variegation. 

We primarily stock variegated plants, and have a wide range available, with a focus on Aeonium, Crassula, Echeveria, Haworthia and cacti as a whole. We also have a few crested specimens, and even some plants with both mutations.

Cresting, also called fasciation, is a mutation of the apical meristem (or growing point) of the plant that causes wide, horizontal growth forms. Variegation is a mutation of the chlorophyll-producing chloroplasts that causes a variety of colours to replace the normal green, including white, yellow, orange, red and sometimes even black. These deviations from the norm create individual plants that are not only beautiful, but entirely unique. No two plants with these forms are identical, which makes them sought after centrepieces for any succulent or cactus collection.

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Zamioculcas zamiifolia f. ...

Well established cutting of variegated Zamioculcas zamiifolia.

R940 incl. VAT

Echeveria agavoides f. ...

Variegated specimens of Echeveria agavoides.

R100 incl. VAT

Haworthia truncata ...

Variegated specimen of Haworthia truncata 'Mammoth'.

R550 incl. VAT

String of Hearts – ...

Rooted cuttings of variegated String of Hearts - Ceropegia woodii.

R90 incl. VAT

Haworthia cymbiformis f. ...

Haworthia cymbiformis specimens with white variegation.

R150 incl. VAT

Kalanchoe luciae f. variegata

Rooted cuttings of Kalanchoe luciae variegated.

R180 incl. VAT

Kalanchoe luciae ...

Rooted cuttings of Kalanchoe luciae 'Fantastic'.

R160 incl. VAT

Bear Paws – Cotyledon ...

Yellow variegated specimens of Cotyledon tomentosa (Bear Paws).

R50 incl. VAT

Cotyledon undulata f. ...

The variegated form of Cotyledon undulata has grey to green leaves which can have a powdery surface, and are tinged with golden yellow to white variegation. These plants can grow up to a meter in height.

R150 incl. VAT

Aloe arborescens f. variegata

Rooted propagations of variegated Aloe arborescens.

R150 incl. VAT

Echeveria prolifica f. ...

Rooted propagations of Echeveria prolifica f. variegata.

R70 incl. VAT

Cotyledon orbiculata v. ...

Rooted cuttings of variegated Cotyledon orbiculata v. flanaganii.

R140 incl. VAT

Haworthiopsis attenuata hybrid ...

Variegated specimens of a Haworthiopsis attenuata hybrid.

R130 incl. VAT

Echeveria ...

Rooted cuttings of Echeveria 'Minibelle' variegated.

R90 incl. VAT

Graptoveria ‘Fred ...

Rooted cutting of Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' f. variegata.

R150 incl. VAT

Aeonium ...

LDP propagated cuttings of Aeonium 'Halloween' variegated.

R150 incl. VAT

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