Well it isn't actually a cactus, it's a succulent called Kalanchoe thrysifola or I can also find similar pics called K. luciae, so wait till someone else confirms which it is exactly. Btw, all cacti are succs, but not all succs are cacti and all plants bloom at some point, there are very few exceptions such as ferns/mosses/liverworts.

Gill

Common name that I forgot to mention is Flapjack plant, see a post by Crenda also on this page, where I see its named as K. luciae.

Gill

Kalanchoe luciae is more common, and very similar looking to K. thyrsiflora. Easier to tell difference is when it blooms - K. luciae has pale yellow flowers (almost white), K. thyrsiflora has dark yellow flowers and they are fragrant. K. luciae will color more red in lots of sun than K.thyrsiflora. Btw, it is a monocarpic plant - after blooming, the plant will die.

What a lovely kalanchoe!! What I wouldn't give for mine to turn that lovely color of red.

Thanks to all that have helped us identify this succulent.

My mother has had this plant for several years and she said no flowers ever bloomed. My Aunt lives at sea level, her "flapjack plant" is very green, and not in full sun. Both plants are in pots, maybe one day we will transfer to the earth. She brought them from the island of Molokai many years ago on her annual Memorial Day visit.

There is a rare Hawaiian Portaluca plant similar in leaves, but it grows quite tall, and blooms yellow flowers. These plants seem to grow in clusters and are so unique, each time I visit, I sit and just wonder about its history.

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  Does anyone know the name of this succulent?

I purchased patio furniture 16 years ago, these plants came with the sale. The previous owner said her sister brought these plants from Virginia Beach 20 years prior to my adopting them. They grow very well in San Antonio climate. Each spring there are tiny white star shaped flowers, crazy squirrels love to nibble on them.

This MAY be Graptopetalum paraguyenses (sp?). Nice looking plant there.

The name is Graptopetalum paraguayenses aka Ghost plant:). These are so pretty when getting the perfect amount of light. The colors are like a pastel rainbow.

Thank you Karen, finally mystery solved. I appreciate your help. I used to call them " alien plants" they grow like crazy even with very little water!

Hi Kara 9b,

They turn a pretty shade of mauve which is lovely to see, then back to ghostly shade...I am amazed how old they are, some days we battle squirrels and their odd appetite for the petals!