Numerous wavy ribs topped with long, sturdy central spines. Flowers feature pale, pearly petals, each marked by a central stripe and a soft pink throat, creating a delicate, luminous effect.
A strongly ribbed cactus of unique appearance and extremely slow growth. Stem dark grey-green to brownish, covered in a glaucous grey pruina, globose up to 10 cm in diameter, with a woolly apex. Day-blooming flowers range from deep pink to magenta.
A highly ornamental colorful barrel cactus bearing intense red blooms and yellow fruits. Features stout reddish central spines tipped yellow or brown, contrasted by thin pale radial spines. New spines emerge in a brilliant red shade.
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.
Compact species forming low clumps of small elliptical or nearly spherical segments in dark green or blue-green, adorned with brown woolly areoles and fine yellow or reddish radial spines. Produces large yellow flowers in spring and summer.
This plant’s most unique haracteristic is its colourful body ( greyish-green to browish-purple with white and red highlights). The flowers have a silky appearance and range from pale green to brownish-yellow.
