Purple Pincushion, Common Ball Cactus, Beehive Cactus
Escobariavivipara
Synonym
Escobaria
vivipara var. vivipara
Coryphantha
oklahomensis
Mammillaria
vivipara
Echinocactus
viviparus
Coryphantha
vivipara
A very dependable plant for Eastern Hardy Cactus growers. Needs dry soil, can rot if too wet at any time of the year. However, remarkab...Read More
This plant is pretty much unkillable. It's survived 126 inches of precipitation since I planted it 25 months ago. The cold snowy and wet ...Read More
This cactus is found growing in the wild in Sierra County New Mexico. I know it by the common name Spiny Star. There are a couple growing...Read More
Planted in raised bed about 75% sand, 25% gravel here in Western Arkansas. Came through summer humidity and a soaking wet(25+inches in 2 ...Read More
Another synonym of this plant is Cactus vivipara
The stems of the spiny star may be solitary, but they are commonly branched, sometimes forming mounds. The individual stems are egg-shap...Read More
The new taxonomic designation is Escobaria vivipara. It is a very cold-hardy cactus and can be found in Canada from British Columbia to ...Read More