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Ferocactus latispinus is the best-known of the ferocacti, and if you want only one, this is the one to choose. Central spines are large, transversely striated, the lowest one is conspicuously wider, thick and flat 4-9 mm broad, 4 -7 long, red or grey-red.
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ammillaria collinsii features white flowers with pink mid-veins, a central spine, and 7 radial spines. Stems grow to 16 cm tall and 9 cm wide, branching from the base to form clumps up to 40 cm in diameter.
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Mammillaria lasiacantha is a tiny, usually unbranched or slowly clustering cactus, deep-seated in substrate and inconspicuous. Adults of M. lasiacantha usually have glabrous spines, but some plants may retain plumose spines at maturity.
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Large pink flowers, five very broad ribs, and strong yellow spines. It clumps readily and grows quickly.
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The Mammillaria hahniana f. elongata is distinguished by its stem, which over time develops a short columnar shape. The plant, covered in long white bristles, is strikingly beautiful.
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A remarkable Gymnocalycium, admired for its beauty and uniqueness. It has pronounced tubercles ranging from olive green to grey-pink, but its most striking feature are its long, sturdy, sharply pointed spines.
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Diameter 4.5 cm, h. 5 cm.
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Lobivia jajoiana is a very popular small cactus priced for its multicoloured flowers. This is the yellow flowering form. The hymen (or throat ring of the flower) is always of a very dark purple-violet to black.
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Lobivia wrightiana is a small cactus species, with conspicuous bright coloured blooms and long thin wispy spines. It is one of the more popular, hardy, and beautiful among the small, globe-shape Easter Lily cacti.
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Multicoroded flowers, pink, yellow, orange, red, purple, violet.... very nice and easy to grow and flower.
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Mammillaria variaculeata is a clumping cactus forking dichotomously. It has rather uninteresting short spines when young, before making a fierce and very showy mature dark brown spination. However the species comprises plants with variable spine length.
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This is a very distinctive short spined variant of the famous Turbinicarpus flaviflorus. This variety has very short corky golden-brown spines that contrast well with the body which is coated in a whitish bloom.
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A rare species endemic to a tiny area of coastal Chile. Globose stem, dark gray-green to dark bronze-purple, often forming small clusters. Ribs divided into tubercles bear woolly areoles with short, black spines. Produces relatively large yellow flowers.
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This striking species clusters into tight mounds composed of many heads, each cloaked in dense, short, white pectinate spines. In spring, every stem is encircled at its base by a vibrant ring of orange blooms.
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Crossbreed involving two different Astrophytum species (Astrophytum asterias x Astrophytum coahuilense) the resulting interspecific F1 hybrid shows intermediate characteristic from both the parents, the number of ribs vary from 5 to 8.
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A rounded body with long, soft tubercles and slender cream-coloured spines. The real highlight is the enormous flowers, glowing in an intense yellow and creating a striking visual contrast.
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Mexican Giant Cactus, Elephant Cactu,: Sahuaso, Sagueso, Cardón Pelón, Cardón Gigante, Cardón, Senita
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Plants obtained from seeds, variable in characteristics. The young specimens have numerous spines, but over time the spines become more sparse and shorter. Some specimens become very strange.
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Ferocactus glaucescens is a medium sized, barrel cactus with greysh-blue stems. Multiple heads are produced as the plant ages and can form a very large mound. The spines are rather neatly distributed, and the unusual-looking white fruits are unmistakable.
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Very nice form with 4 (-6) very short orangish radial spines. The younger spines are yellow and very attractive).
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Flowers in amber-yellow, orange, or reddish tones with darker petal edges. The white hymenium (central ring) contrasts beautifully with the petals and green stigma. Blooms profusely.
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Areoles with almost no or very short spines. Very nice.
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It thrives alongside Ferocactus echidne REP1139A and Mammillaria priessnitzii REP1134 in its natural environment.
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Gymnocalycium nidulans distingushes for the dense covering of stout grey interlacing spines. The plants typically got a dull brownish-green body colour and is one of the most decorative cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium.
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Unlike typical OR-MY hybrids, this cultivar shows no or minimal white spotting, displaying a solid green hue that ranges from bright to blue-, gray-, or mauve-green across clones.
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Juvenile plants bear densely spined areoles, progressively reducing to 3-5 spines when mature. Its flowers display snow-white petals dramatically accentuated by a royal purple midline.
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The flowers cluster around the lower part of the stem, they are purple to purplish red or dark red and clover-shented. The spines are short comb-like, spreading out and bent towards the body.
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Forma prolifera, very rare. It branches profusely from the base and forms dense colonies.
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A beautiful species. Distinctive white-yellow spines refer to chrysos (Greek for "gold"), as in its name chrysacanthion – "golden spine". The golden spination and bright yellow blooms create a radiant, eye-catching display.
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Small geophytic cactus with a solitary, partially buried body ranging in color from gray-purple to dark copper. Straight or slightly curved brown to black spines. Flowers in shades from cream-white to soft pink.
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Extraordinary cactus with a large turnip-like root; from it arise flying-saucer-shaped bodies densely covered in pressed white spines, resembling a cluster of white mushrooms. Cream or pale pink flowers exhibit an extraordinary silken sheen.
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The woolly areoles on the ribs have a felty line between them so it seems like the areoles are connected with each other.
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This Gymno dazzles with translucent, amber-yellow spines shaped like curved tusks—dark at the base and glassy at the tips—sentry over its vibrant green body. Its dramatic spines appear hand-carved from amber, making it a perennial showstopper.
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Ferobergia is an hybrid, made by crossing Ferocactus and Leuchtenbergia principis. Variegated plants have sectors, patches or stripes with two or more colours. Plants with variegated body are highly prized. Very variable.
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Chamaelobivia ’Lincoln Happy Thoughts’ is a nice hybrid that bears bright, cerise-pink flowers with a yellow throat.
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Mammillaria nejapensis is very variable, especially for the length of the spines, that greatly depends on sun exposure and age of the plant. This species forms large colonies by dichotomous division.
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Echinocereus delaetii is covered with long weak bristles or hairs. Over time, it can form wide clumps up to 90 cm accross. It is one of the most remarkable species in the genus, that resembles a small plant of Cephalocereus senilis.
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A flattened globular cactus reaching 4 cm in height and 8 cm in diameter, bearing central spines ranging from yellow-amber to reddish-brown and vivid carmine-red blooms.
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Small geophytic cactus with a flattened, dark brown, globular stem and taproot. Features short flattened spines and woolly areoles. Summer blooms in white, pink or yellow.
