Thelocactus

Mixed Thelocactus species grown from seed. Very nice selection.

Thelocactus hybrid matudae x rinconensis is a roundly flat and glaucous-grey cactus with stright spines. Depending on exposure and irrigation the stem is either green or glaucous-grey and spines my became very long and strong.

Accestisce facilmente formando grandi cespi composti da decine di teste. Fiori gialli, raro.

Fiorisce a ondate con grandi fiori quasi bianchi, caratterizzati da una linea mediana crema-rosa più scura. Questo cactus ha fusti spessi con tubercoli piatti e carnosi con basi poligonali, che si incastrano perfettamente.

Grey-green stem, long greyish to yellow-brown spines. Flower pink to purple.

Flattened stems with wide, polygonal-rounded (hexagonal or pentagonal based) tubercles. Flowers silvery-white or pinkish.

Thelocactus tulensis is a globular and strongly tubercled cactus with larger white to pink flowers. The spines are straw coloured up to 7 cm long, evenly distributed on the stem, straight to twisted and flattened.

Thelocactus multicephalus is a beautiful species with a blue-green marbled stem, completely divided into tubercles. The spines are variable in length, yellowhish, ochre, greyish or brown, straight. The flowers are white to pinkish.

Mixed forms of different hybrid origin with variegated body. Variegated plants have sectors, patches or stripes with two or more colours. Plants with variegated body are highly prized. Very variable.

In time develops long central spines. Needs a lot of sun! The more intense and direct the sunlight, the stronger and more long the thorns become.

Varietà a fiori bianchi – Forma rara e ricercata, disponibile solo occasionalmente, un vero tesoro botanico per appassionati di cactus a fiori bianchi. La futura reperibilità non può essere garantita.