A twisty, spiny <em>Alluaudia montagnacii</em> thrives in the South Miami yard of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A twisty, spiny <em>Alluaudia montagnacii</em> thrives in the South Miami yard of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Harvey Bernstein steps carefully through his South Miami front yard garden filled with succulents. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A <em>Dracaena draco</em> in Harvey Bernstein's South Miami front yard garden. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A <em>Euphorbia stenoclada</em> in Harvey Bernstein's South Miami front yard garden. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
An <em>Agave neglecta</em> (wild century plant) in Harvey Bernstein's South Miami front yard garden. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Bernstein checks the succulents in his small shadehouse, which protects them from rain. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
The plant that started it all, Bernstein's first succulent, <em>Euphorbia tortirama</em>, sits in a pot in his garden. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
<em>Pachypodium rutenbergianum</em> is among Bernstein's tallest palnts. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
<em>Alluaudia procera</em> resembles a bristly sea creature. JOHN VANBEEKUM / MIAMI HERALD STAFF