Copiapoa

A truly unique Copiapoa that does not go unnoticed! It has a dark purple globular stem with stout black spines delicately curving giving an extremely suggestive appearance.

It forms many tiny dark purplish bodies covered in contrasting white woolly areole. It looks like Mammillaria luethyi and produces a nice patch over time.

Plant with a large tap-root, connected to the stem by long slender neck. Seedlings naturally produce the huge tap root, starting from germination, i.e. before the plant stem becomes mature.

It is the smallest of the Copiapoa which begins to flower when it is only 1-2 cm in diameter. Slowly over time it forms many small heads. Stem soft brown whit minute spines, yellow flower and large tuberous root.

This is a small growing and easy to to flower species with a naturally dark body and nicely contrasting bright yellow flowers.

Plants on their own roots. This is a nice crested plant with olive-green, or somewhat grey-green, or rarely red-brown stems that forms nice brain-shaped mounds. It is easy to cultivate and a reliable bloomer that flowers throughout the summer.

Copiapoa maritima comes from a habitat with an extremely arid climate, they are remarkably tolerant of pot culture. These plants have thick taproots and are susceptible to overwatering.

Mixed copiapoa species grown from seed. Many of them collected in habitat. Selection of 4-5 years old seedlings without labels. Very nice selection. In pot diameter 5,5 cm.

In full sun the spines turn a rich amber to tan color and the body takes on a warm red-brown color. Beautiful and rare form. Pot 5.5 cm.

Dense and robust spines from amber to brown. Very nice!

Grey-green epidermis and gracefully inward-curving grey spines. The crown is adorned with creamy white wool

Charming species nearly identical to (perhaps just a variety of) C. krainziana. ID marker: only 10-20 spines - exceptionally long, needle-like, flexible (straight/curved), typically pale gray-white, sometimes brownish-tinged.

Very rare form with golden to amber spines. Selected form. Very few available. 1,5-2 cm.

More closely related to the cinerea in taxonomy, it features a silvery-plum body and dark spines, creating a striking contrast with its pale surface.

Taxonomically closer to the cinerea, this form is characterized by a dense covering of spines, which enhances its unique appearance. The seeds come from crested plants!

The classical Copiapoa armata (in Friedrich Ritter's sense) is instantly recognizable by its imposing spines - noticeably longer and stouter than other calderana varieties.