Springfield, MO (Zone 6a) | August 2006 | positive
The details above say that this plant is monocarpic - this is not so. I can't speak for all Hechtias, but all the ones I have pup freely,...Read More often before flowering.
Hechtias are, however, dioecious. i.e. they are either male or female flowered plants (but not both on the same plant).
Like others of their species, this one has treacherous thorns on the leaf margins. Handle with care. It is quite colorful as the thorns...Read More turn red with adequate light.
The details above say that this plant is monocarpic - this is not so. I can't speak for all Hechtias, but all the ones I have pup freely,...Read More
Like others of their species, this one has treacherous thorns on the leaf margins. Handle with care. It is quite colorful as the thorns...Read More