CACTI & SUCCULENTS
Harvey’s Cactus House (that’s #6 when you visit), is known throughout Central Iowa for it’s near countless number of cacti varieties. Here you’ll find all of your usual favorites along with some unique species. Whether you’re a longtime lover of these prickly plants or just getting to know them, our staff can help you find and care for any member of this unique plant family!
Thai Crown of Thorns
Half cactus, Half succulent? Just one of the interesting characters you’ll find in the Cactus House, Thai Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia Milii) looks as pretty as she does painful. The grey succulent like stems are covered in thorns but produce tropical like leaves and flowers through most of the year. Even though she is native to Madagascar Thai Crown of Thorns has adapted quite well to most indoor environments and become somewhat of a common houseplant.
In Thailand, people like to say the more flowers this plant has the luckier its keeper shall be!
Cactus Gardens
If you’re new to cacti then a miniature cactus garden is a great place to start! We have a number of completed arrangements ready for their forever home or the plants and accessories for you to build your own. A cactus garden is also a fun way to keep plants in your office as they require very little space. They also make fun gifts! At Harvey’s we consider them to be the terrarium of the desert.
Prickly Family Members
When certain plant friends hang around here long enough they become family. This happens often in the Cactus House, where the cacti are often slow growers. To see a large cactus here means a plant with a past. Some grew up here, some sought shelter and never left, and some were rescued. The Tall baby in the foreground falls into the last category. He was rescued out of a tangled lemon tree dump in Mexico and brought back to Harvey’s for a little rehabilitation. He was in rough shape but is now thriving, making new friends, and growing his old man beard.
