A large barrel cactus, taller than wide, reaching about 50 cm in height and 30 cm in diameter, with a slightly glaucous stem. Central spines are strong and hooked, starting red and turning light brown to grey with age.
Bright yellow flowers with amber-tipped petals and a brick-red calyx cluster near the stem base. Short, comb-like spines spread outward and curve gently inward, exhibiting subtle individual variation.
A tiny geophyte cactus featuring a substantial taproot that may surpass the size of its above-soil stem. Often forms clumps in cultivation and produces unmistakable yellow to orangish-yellow flowers.
Eriosyce islayensis is a small cactus with very woolly areoles and spreading spines, but quite variable. The flowers are funnelform, yellow , born from a yellowish woolly crown in summer. Ther fruits are club shaped pinkish to red.
Variegated wonders from seed! Thai parents give each specimen unrepeatable patterns and hues—no two plants are alike. Each is a unique living artwork with its own personality.
