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.

Solitary or slowly clumping columnar with dull greenish or greyish-green stems with a densely woolly apex. Fiercely spined.

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.

Copiapoa krainziana is one of the more beautiful and popular Copiapoa easily distinguished by long whiskery spines usually white or greysh. The globular body freely offsets into a mound. It is really the most extreme of a very variable population.

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.

Variegated plants have sectors, patches or stripes with two or more colours. Plants with variegated body are highly prized. Very variable.

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!