An awesome cactus, easily one of the best Mammillarias. Shrugs off all the cold temps here in zone 9A (south Louisiana), can tolerate ex...Read Morecess water, is very showy overall. A must-own for all plant lovers, not just cactus fanatics. Can be fairly variable, so if your tastes are like mine, make sure to get one with lots of white tomentum ("fur") and golden-ish spines. I've also noticed the ones grown (and sold at Home Depot and Lowe's) by Altman Plants tend to have larger bodies and have less willingness to offset than most of the show-quality specimens I've seen online. Does anyone know if the heavily clustering form is more of a correct "wild" form?
I currently (April '2013) have four of these plants.
I have had great success propogating this plant by snapping off the little buds. I started with a single, long stem and cut it in half. ...Read More This also has the benefit of encouraging many more buds to form.
Solitary sometimes but best if clumping small Mexican cactus with pink flowers and hooked spines that grab you if you get too close. Thi...Read Mores species has some ornamental 'wool' or 'snow' at the tops of the little columns.
An awesome cactus, easily one of the best Mammillarias. Shrugs off all the cold temps here in zone 9A (south Louisiana), can tolerate ex...Read More
I have had great success propogating this plant by snapping off the little buds. I started with a single, long stem and cut it in half. ...Read More
This plant often grows many stems from the base that forms a clump. Flowers are pink-purple with darker midviens. Flowers also reported to be white.
Solitary sometimes but best if clumping small Mexican cactus with pink flowers and hooked spines that grab you if you get too close. Thi...Read More