Thelocactus

Mixed Thelocactus species grown from seed. Very nice selection.

Thelocactus hybrid matudae x rinconensis is a roundly flat and glaucous-grey cactus with stright spines. Depending on exposure and irrigation the stem is either green or glaucous-grey and spines my became very long and strong.

Free branching species that forms readily large clumps with several stems. Flowers yellow. Rare.

Grey-green stem, long greyish to yellow-brown spines. Flower pink to purple.

Flattened stems with wide, polygonal-rounded (hexagonal or pentagonal based) tubercles. Flowers silvery-white or pinkish.

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.

Thelocactus multicephalus is a beautiful species with a blue-green marbled stem, completely divided into tubercles. The spines are variable in length, yellowhish, ochre, greyish or brown, straight. The flowers are white to pinkish.

Globular cactus with prominent tubercles and showy yellow blooms. Its straight vertical central spines (2-7 cm long) range from golden to reddish-brown when young, fading to grey. The vibrant flowers offset the spination beautifully.

Mixed forms of different hybrid origin with variegated body. Variegated plants have sectors, patches or stripes with two or more colours. Plants with variegated body are highly prized. Very variable.