Central Phoenix -- Coryphantha elephantidens seem to like more sun than many of the small cacti. I have two plants in the ground in shad...Read Moree. The one in dense shade is small, elongate and prostrate. The one in moderate shade is medium and the heads are somewhat elongated. An old potted plant that is seriously pot-bound and grows in light shade, has short, rounded heads. All of these plants receive very little water and get no winter protection. They have never been damaged by freezing, even down into the lower 20s F.
Elephantidens is by far the favorite of all Coryphanthas. If there is one cactus that is permissible to grow lush for looks this is the ...Read Moreone.
Growing it lush will make the best of clones completely fill all the crevices between its tubercles with thick snowy wool.
Species seems to readily offset and pup through its areoles.
There are many synonyms to this plant that aren't in the list above. Xenomorph has listed them in his description.
dark green globular suckering cactus with bright pink to dull pink flowers in later summer to fall. I have had one in the ground 7 years...Read More and it has produced lots of little suckers. Very attractive species and spines not a real concern. No idea why it's called elelphan'ts tooth, though.
Central Phoenix -- Coryphantha elephantidens seem to like more sun than many of the small cacti. I have two plants in the ground in shad...Read More
Elephantidens is by far the favorite of all Coryphanthas. If there is one cactus that is permissible to grow lush for looks this is the ...Read More
More synonyms are: Coryphantha garessii, Mammillaria retusa, Cactus recurvispinus, Cactus elephantidens & Echinocactus elephantidens.
dark green globular suckering cactus with bright pink to dull pink flowers in later summer to fall. I have had one in the ground 7 years...Read More