I have found this to be an easy cactus to grow. It will sometimes fall apart, but the pieces can just be rooted into new plants. I have...Read More found that it flowers in winter, white/pale green flowers. I enjoy growing it.
Very fragile cactus (to handle)... falls apart in your hands (the suckers fall off)... and roots are almost invisible they are so small. ...Read More I think it's an easy one to grow, but also easy one to rot.
Now that I've grown one a few years outdoors, it does turn out to be a pretty easy and resilient Mammillaria for outdoor growing in southern California... Mine got knocked over once.. now I have about 8 cacti (as I said, it falls apart super easy). Tolerates a lot of water in the summer, that can rot most other Mammillarias, and a LOT of water in winter (rain) that can rot about anything.
This plant clusters freely and forms flat mounds. flowers Flowers are lemon yellow.
The variety 'fragilis' has lighter yellow/whit...Read Moree flowers and the stem segments detach easily making it fragile. Birds, dogs, cats, strong vibrations, heavy rain drops, etc, will knock of the stem segments. [aka Mammillaria gracilis var. fragilis]
The cultivar 'Pulchella' of the variety ''fragilis' has longer white spines and yellow flowers with red-orange throats and yellow anthers.
This plant clusters freely and forms flat mounds. flowers Flowers are lemon yellow.
The variety 'fragilis' has lighter yellow/whit...Read Moree flowers and the stem segments detach easily making it fragile.
The cultivar 'Pulchella' of the variety ''fragilis' has longer white spines and yellow flowers with red-orange throats and yellow anthers.
I have found this to be an easy cactus to grow. It will sometimes fall apart, but the pieces can just be rooted into new plants. I have...Read More
Very fragile cactus (to handle)... falls apart in your hands (the suckers fall off)... and roots are almost invisible they are so small. ...Read More
This plant clusters freely and forms flat mounds. flowers Flowers are lemon yellow.
The variety 'fragilis' has lighter yellow/whit...Read More
This plant clusters freely and forms flat mounds. flowers Flowers are lemon yellow.
The variety 'fragilis' has lighter yellow/whit...Read More