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The spines or weight of these plants makes it necessary to add an additional charge. Depending on what other plants are in your order some of them may need to be shipped in a separate box. All plants are limited in number.
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ACANTHOCALYCIUM | ||
Beautiful plant! The skin is a white/blue/grey color with short black spines and a cheerful bright gold flower. Yum! 2½". | $6.00 | |
ASTROPHYTUM | ||
ASTERIAS | No ribs, but lots of small spots. Really does look like a spider sea urchin. 1½"-2". | $6.50 |
MYRIOLSTIGMA v. NUDUM | Good old "Bishops Cap" but no spots! Just a pure jade green, spineless plant. Very nice3". | $5.00 |
CEREUS | ||
FORBESII MONSTROSE | Interesting form with 50 or more small puckered heads with white wool and a few short black spines. 3½" x 3½", selected plants. | $5.00 |
GRENADENIS | Unique small growing (about 4") plant from the island of Granada near South America. Bluish skin with "washboard"-like horizontal ridges. Interesting and different. | $6.00 |
cv. "MING THING" | Lumpy blue body, white aeroles and small black spines. Nice 4" x 4" plants. | $4.50 |
CHAMAECEREUS | ||
cv. "GIANT PEANUT CACTUS" | You grow this character for the fun of it. The columnar body is 1"+ in diameter, has very big scarlet flowers and very neat rows of short appressed spines. It will quickly fill a pot, is easy to grow and puts on a dramatic flower show. Nice offsetting 4". | $4.00 |
COPIAPOA | ||
There's a good book by Graham Charles "The Cactus File Handbook #4 - Copiapoa". Lots of good pictures and information. | ||
DURA | Stong recurved very black spines, very dark black-purple body. Bright yellow flowers. Super impressive plant. 2½". | $9.00 |
ESMERALDANA | One of the "soft" Copiapoas with a nice purple/green/brown colored body and a few stiff black spines with white, furry aeroles. 3" seed grown. | $6.00 |
HASELTONIANA | Colorful plant with a frosty green and purple body and bright gold spines and wool. Super nice! 3". | $9.00 |
HYPOGEAE | Unusual soft, brown/olive body, few to no spines. Huge root. 3" offsetting, seed grown. | $4.50 |
LAUII (C. hypogaea var. lauii) | A neat miniature that does not look like a Copiapoa. Smallest species. Heads maximum size ½" to ¾". Fascinating! 2" multiheaded plants. | $5.50 |
TENIUSSIMA | Small growing plant with dramatic purple/black body, tiny spines and white areoles. Seed grown 2½". | $5.00 |
CORYPHANTHA | ||
CALIPENSIS | These are very easy and satisfying plants to grow. They have large, slightly pointed, very fat tubercles with lots of white wool and amber spines that curve to hug the body. Big 3" yellow/amber flowers too. 3" plants. | $5.00 |
ELEPHANTIDENS | Huge fat tubercles, lots of white wool, strong pectinate spines. The flower is yellow-pink and 3" across. 3" -3½". | $5.00 |
TRIPUGIONACANTHA | Newer plant. Chubby, upright long tubercles with stout curved spines. Huge pile of white wool tops the plant. Interesting 3" plants. | $5.00 |
ECHINOCACTUS | ||
PALMERI | Slow growing. Bluish with a few stiff spines on long tubercles when young. Older plants have ribs edged with sharp spines and a big "saddle" of gold "fur". 6" plants. | $8.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
ECHINOCEREUS | ||
These plants are not hard to grow if you remember a few facts. They have a shallow root system, prefer a little gravel (not sand) in the mix and won't flower unless they receive enough water. Give them as much light as possible but some shade in hot climates. Water thoroughly in spring and summer, ¼ the amount in winter. | ||
CORRELLII | Bright, deep gold spines hub body. Big 3" pink flower. Seed grown 2" x 3½" plants. | $5.00 |
GENTRYI | The different "Echinocereus". No spines, just a smooth dark green columnar (1" wide) body. Big 4" pink flowers. Very nice 6" offsetting plants. | $6.00 |
PECTINATUS var. RUBRISPINUS | Mexican form does not turn grey like the Arizona form. Most colorful of the species. Deep pink, pectinate spines. Huge 4" deep pink flower. Young seedlings 4" tall x 2½" wide. Selected for best and brightest color. | $6.50 |
RAYONESENSIS | Beautiful columnar (1" wide) plant with lots of thin, flexible translucent white spines. The flower is a shocking dark magenta red. Super nice 4" offsetting. | $4.50 |
REICHENBACHII var. ALBISPINUS | Very white pectinate spines march up the ribs in exact order. Offsets freely forming nice clumps. Flower is dark pink. Nice 2½"-3" offsetting plants. | $4.50 |
REICHENBACHII var. COAHILLA | Pretty plants with colorful, bright red/brown and gold pectinate spines and white throat. 3½" x 3" plants. | $5.00 |
ECHINOPSIS | ||
SUBDENUDATUM forma J.H. (cv. "Fuzzy Navel") | Very interesting plant! NO SPINES. Just big ¼"+ fuzzy, very white aeroles marching down the ribs of the light green body. It produces the typical very large white flowers. These neat plants are 3" wide. | $5.00 |
EPIPHYTIC CACTI | ||
Tree dwelling cacti. Keep shaded, in extra humus and hanging baskets. | ||
HATIORA | ||
BAMBUSIOIDES | Pretty upright growth. Nice multibranched. Apx. 6". | $4.00 |
SALICORNIOIDES "Drunkard's Dream" | Name refers to the bottle-like appearance of the stems. Multi-branched. Apx. 6". | $4.00 |
RHIPSALIS | ||
CRISPIMARGINATA | 2" wide, flat, crenulated, thin branches. New growth is deep metallic bronze color. Pretty 1" white and yellow flowers. Different and elegant. Branched plant. Apx. 6". | $4.00 |
HETEROCLADA | Fine, round stems hang like a green waterfall. Pretty and popular. Nice apx. 6" branched plants. | $4.00 |
MESEMBRYANTHEMOIDES | Little round leaves. Plant looks more like a Mesemb. than a cactus. Multibranched. Apx. 6" plants. | $4.50 |
ESCOBARIA | ||
HESTERI | Cute little miniature with large flower and star-like white spine clusters. Offsets freely. 1½"-2" seed grown. | $5.00 |
ESPOSTOA | ||
MELANOSTELE | The fattest and fuzziest member of this genus. Snow white wool wraps around the body. Easy to grow. Nice 6" tall x 2½" plants. | $6.50 |
FEROCACTUS | ||
These are great pot plants and impressive ground plants in areas that don't get too wet or have ground freeze. They start growing in late winter or very early spring. Not hard to grow. A book is now available. | ||
CHRYSACANTHUS | From Cedros island, in the Pacific Ocean, off the Baja California coast. The plant has dense, thick, strong, curled gold spines. The flowers are yellow. It is a beautiful plant! 3½" plants. | $7.50 |
EMORYI (COVELLEI form) | This is the "different" Fero. The blue body has huge, long tubercles tipped with white fur and bearing strong, round hooked spines in white and red, new growth is purple. Chunky 3½" x 4½". | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
GLAUCESCENS | A beautiful blue plant with curved gold spines. Flower is yellow and fruit is white. | |
SMALL: Nice 4½" seedlings. | $4.50 | |
LARGER: Blue body, thick curved gold spines. Plants 6". | $8.50 (plus $2.00 surcharge) | |
GRACILIS var. COLORADUS | One of the most colorful Feros. The spines are wider and deeper red than in the species. The flower is dark red. Colorful 3½" seed grown. | $6.00 |
HERRERAE | The most ferocious Fero! Adult spines are long, flat with a sharp tip that cuts like a scalpel. Adult can reach 2 feet in diameter and 6 feet + tall. Young plants just beginning to grow adult spines. 6" including spines. | $12.50 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
LATISPINUS | This plant has a flat body and very flat, broad central spines. Flowers are purple or yellow. The neat broad, hooked, spines are red or yellow. Neat small seedlings. 2½". | $4.50 |
MACRODISCUS | From Oaxaco, Mexico, This plant likes to hide in tall grass. It grows so flat and low you find it by looking for the dramatic pink flowers with a red stripe. The short (for a Fero.) spines hug the body. 3"-3½" plants. | $5.50 |
STAINESII (F. PILOSUS) | This plant has very bright curved red spines and big orange/red/yellow flowers. When old enough it grows in 12" wide columns and branches from the base. In the wild, you can see 5-6 foot plants with 8-10 columns. It's quite a sight! Very colorful and not hard to grow. 3½" body (5" including spines). | $6.50 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
GYMNOCACTUS | ||
VIERECKII | A clone with a white wool cap, black and white spines and a violet-pink flower that makes this an outstanding species. 3"-4" offsetting. | $5.50 |
GYMNOCALYCIUM | ||
"Gymnocalycium, A Collectors Guide" by John Pilbeam will be of use to those who like this genus. His pictures are excellent and a big help in identifying the plants. It was written in England so change the cultural information to fit your area. Most of this species are actually under water during the rainy season so enough water is important during growing season. Easy to grow and in flower as long as they are growing. | ||
ASTERIUM | Beautiful and different with a yummy chocolate-grey body and tightly appressed, short, grey-white spines. 3" adult plants. | $6.00 |
CARDENASIANUM | The ultimate Gymno. Long, strong spines form a dense basket around the body of the plant. They get thicker and longer as the plant ages. The flower is pink to white. Hefty 4" plants. | $7.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
CASTELLANOSII | Extremely thick and heavy semi-pectinate spines are wild and definitely impressive! 4" hefty plants. | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
DENUDATUM cv. "SABA" | This cross with G. baldianum is an easy plant to grow and very eye catching. The shiny, broad tubercles are tightly hugged by thin "spider"-like, twisted spines. The flower is very large and a beautiful pink color (the normal species is white). These plants are 3" wide and 1½" tall and flowering size. | $5.00 |
KIESLINGII var. ALBOAREOLATUM | A flat, globose plant with a textured grey-green body and depressed, strong spines. The name comes from the big, white, furry aeroles that are larger than the species plant. 3" plants. | $5.00 |
LUMBRERASENSE nom. nudum (FR 962) | New plant from Argentina. Green body is surrounded by strong, curved white spines. 3½"+ plants. | $6.50 |
MESOPOTAMICUM | Small neat plant with small short spines and lots of white flowers. 3". | $4.50 |
MULTIFLORUM | Light green body with long yellow, curved spines. Produces bouquets of white flowers. Small 2½" seed grown plants. | $4.50 |
PFLANZII | Well ordered array of short, very thick, curved black spines makes this a handsome plant. Can have a flower any color between white/pink to salmon. Stout 4½". | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
PUGIONACANTHUM (now G. HYBOPLEURUM) | Strong short spines hug the grey-green body. Very neat. Flower is white with a greenish throat. Nice 4" plants. | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
RAGONESEI | Everything is flat about this small growing species. The plant is flat, the ribs are flat and the very tiny spines lay flat on the olive/green-brown body. However, the flower is very tall and very white. Very neat indeed! 2½"-3" plants. | $5.50 |
SCHATZLIANUM | A flat, broad plant with very shallow tubercles. The spines are amber colored, turning black. The flower is an unusual yellow, almost green color. Chunky 3" plants. | $5.00 |
SPEGAZZINII | Beautiful, very thick, recurved spines on a purple/green body. Wonderful! White flowers with a red/purple throat. Super 3"+ plants. | $7.50 |
VATTERI | The velvet textured body is tightly held by one to three short, stiff, curved, dark spines. Very handsome! 3" plants. | $5.00 |
LEMAIREOCEREUS | ||
MARGINATUS (aka: Mexican Fence Post) | Yes, they are used for very effective fences in Mexico. Five to six broad ribs neatly edged with white wool and very short black spines. Handsome. 5" seed grown. | $5.50 |
THURBERI | Columnar plant offsets from base. "Organ Pipe Cactus" is common name. Many thin ribs, deep gold spines. 6". | $5.50 |
LEUCHTENBERGIA | ||
PRINCIPIS | One of the strangest cacti. The narrow 2"+ tubercles make this look more like an Agave than a cactus. The body is a nice blue and the tubercles are tipped with long flexible yellow spines. Long a favorite of collectors. These plants are very clean and 4"-5" with 12+ tubercles. LIMITED. | $6.50 |
LOBIVIA | ||
Most of these plants are easy to grow and the larger species make good ground plants. They will flower more than once a year if they have enough water to do so. A little shade for the smaller species is appreciated by the plants. | ||
AUREA | This is the red flower form of this species. The short black spines are very dense and the plant is easy to grow. The 3" flower is a beautiful red. 3" plants. | $4.50 |
CRASSICAULIS "Red Velvet" | The red flowers remind one of red velvet cloth. Very dark body, short black spines. Forms large clumps in time. Fat handsome plants. 3½" offsetting. | $4.50 |
cv. "GLORIOUS" | Stout plant with gold spines and a 4" red flower with purple petal edges. 6" tall x 3" wide RC. | $5.00 |
HAAGEANA | Sparsely spined plant with a plump, purple green body. Nice 2" x 3" seed grown. | $4.00 |
HAEMATANTHA var. REBUTIOIDES | These young plants have neat, pectinate spines - when adult will grow long, flexible central spines. Flower is salmon-pink with bright pink throat. 3½" plants. | $5.50 |
HAEMATANTHA var. REBUTIOIDES-CHLOROGONA | WOW! What a name! Purple body with black, curled, flexible spines turning white with age. 2½"-3" seed grown plants. VERY neat. | $5.00 |
LONGISPINA | Interesting plant with twisted, very long, flexible gold spines. The flowers come in many colors (white, yellow, orange, red). 3" body, many with 3" spines. | $6.00 |
MARSONARII (var. GRANDIFLORA?) | This is a selected clone of a very variable plant. It has a dusky olive/grey body and remarkable jet black spines. Some of the long centrals have a slight hook and some are twisted. The flower can be any color from yellow to red. Beginning to grow adult central spines. 4". | $5.25 |
SCHIELIANA var. QUIABAYENSIS (L-1004) | A new variety recently named. It's a fun plant. It's densely covered with flexible gold spines, however, it can have a red, orange, yellow or salmon colored flower. And this is not a hybrid! Stout 3½"-4" plants, most offsetting. | $6.00 |
WEGHEIANA | Interesting Bolivian plant with few spines and light lilac colored flowers. Beginning to form long black adult central spines. Different! 2½". | $4.50 |
MACHAEROCEREUS | ||
ERUCA | Body 6"-8" plus spines. "Creeping Devil" from Baja, California. 2", strong, dagger-like spines. Cuts with side roots. | $15.00 (plus $4.00 surcharge) |
MAMMILLARIA | ||
There are so many different kinds of Mammillarias! Some are very easy to grow, those with hooked spines are a little more difficult. A shallow, smaller pot helps with the difficult ones. A little charcoal in the soil mix helps with the M.carmenae, M. plumosa and M. pennispinosa types. A little gravel in the soil mix helps with those species with a root body bigger than the head. Most appreciate regular water and a little shade in hot climates. Pilbeam's big book (The Cactus File Handbook #6) MAMMILLARIA is an absolutely beautiful reference. All the name changes are there. Superb color pictures of each species with culture notes. It's in alphabetic order with a full list of unused and old names. If you collect Mams. - you have to have this book! | ||
ALBICOMA | Lives up to its name. It looks like it's covered with short white hair. Stays small - use small pot. Nice 2½" plants. | $4.50 |
BERKEANA | This plant is a hefty, columnar plant with white radial spines and fox red central spines. It grows on vertical, rocky cliffs in Jalisco, Mexico, so extra gravel in the soil is recommended. The flowers are a deep carmen red and it often flowers twice in a year. These young plants are already 3" wide and 4" tall. | $6.00 |
CARMENAE | This little jewel with its bright gold, featherlike spines is always a winner. It will flower best if underpotted. 3" seed grown plants. | $5.00 |
DEALBATA | Neat little plant with very dense, short white radial spines and black centrals. 2½"-3". | $4.00 |
EICHLAMII "SPECIAL CLONE" (now Mam. voburnensis var. eichlamii) | Most unusual form with very short spines and bright canary yellow wool and flowers. Very attractive, easy to grow and different. 3", starting to offset. | $4.00 |
ELONGATA CREST | Old favorite. Loops and curls of gold. Nice 4"+ x 4" multifan crests. | $4.50 |
ELONGATA "Irish Red" | Glowing, bright orange spines the color of Irish red hair! Easy to grow. Nice 5" offsetting plants. | $4.00 |
HERNANDEZII | This is a true miniature plant seldom over 1" in diameter. It grows in thin soil on limestone slabs in Oxaca, Mexico. Underpotting is recommended. The 2" flower is dark red. Don't push it with fertilizer. Adult plants 1" in diameter. | $7.00 |
LAUII var. SUBDUCTA | Beautiful plant densely covered with short, stiff, bright gold spines. The flowers are deep pink. A little extra drainage in the soil mix is recommended along with some shade. 3½" seed grown. | $5.50 |
MAGNAMAMMA | Heavy plant. Big tubercles are tipped with stout yellow/white, reflexed spine. Flower is large for a Mam. and carmine-red. Hefty 4" plants. | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
MARKSIANA | Short, curved, bright yellow spines on a light green body. Interesting with a yellow flower. Pretty 3"-3½" plants. | $5.00 |
MELANOCENTRA | This plant lives up to its name. It has a long, stiff jet black central spine and white radial spines. 4" plants. | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
"MME. MARNIER" | This sport of M. camptotrica has shorter tubercles and short, thick, curled bright gold spines. Yellow flowers. A really beautiful plant! 3", offsetting. | $5.00 |
NAPINA | This true miniature plant is worth the effort to grow. It can be difficult if you treat it like other Mams. It doesn't offset and seeds are kept in internal pockets so seedlings are seldom available. The big contractile roots are the weak point. Don't damage them when repotting and use a very gritty soil and be careful when watering. The flowers are bigger than the plant and pink with a white throat. Mature apx. 1½" plants. LIMITED. | $7.50 |
PERBELLA | Very, very short white spines hide the body of this very neat appearing plant. Stays small. Compact 3" plants. | $4.50 |
PLUMOSA | Feather covered pillows is a good description for this plant. White, soft and fluggy - no green plant visible. Prefers a shallow pot and a little charcoal will keep it clean. 2" plants. | $4.50 |
SCRIPPSIANA (Lau 1249) | Small headed form with white spines and beautiful white wool "rings". Makes large, multiheaded specimen. Easy to grow. Very nice 3" offsetting. | $4.00 |
SENILIS | An unique plant totally covered with fine, snow white spines. The flower is very different from other Mams. It is long tubed, 2" in diameter and brilliant, bright red. I saw this plant in Durango, Mexico. It was growing in pine needle rubble on top of rocks. Since then I've added rotted pine needles to the soil mix and had no trouble growing the plant. Very nice 3½" plants. | $5.00 |
SPINOSISSIMA | Great old favorite with its brick red bristly spines and carmine flower. (Spines have a better color if plant is given a little shade.) Plants 5"-6" tall and 3½" wide. | $6.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
MATUCANA | ||
AURIENTIACA | Probably one of the most colorful cacti. The fine, dense spines, are a bright golden yellow and the 3" long zygomorpic flowers are a beautiful true orange color. 5" plants. | $13.50 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
MADISONIORUM white flower | Very different plant. It's almost spineless with a smooth, crystalized green skin. Unlike the normal plants, this type has white zygomorpic flowers almost anytime of year. 2½" plants. | $5.50 |
MELOCACTUS | ||
Only the green body grows until this plant forms a cephalium. Then the green body stops growing. Only the cephalium grows taller each year. Before these plants develop a cephalium treat them like regular cacti. After they get their cephalium hold back the water to ¼ the amount in winter and keep them above 500F. | ||
DIERSIANUS | Very dark red-black recurved spines hug the dark green body. Distinctive 4" plants. | $5.00 |
MATANZANUS | One of the smallest plants in this genus, seldom over 4" in diameter. The cephalium is covered with bright orange bristles. These plants are 3½" in diameter with 1½"-2" wide cephaliums. | $14.50 |
NEOMONTANUS | Very long, bright, red/gold spines nestled in fuzzy white aeroles. Very nice! 5" plants. | $7.50 |
NEOCHILENIA | ||
Almost all the Neochilenias were moved to Neoporteria a few years ago. As most of the books still use the old name, we will use it here. If one doesn't work, look under the other. | ||
CARRIZALENSIS | Big "chins" form a beautiful purple/black body. Big white aeroles bear dark and light spines. 3" plants. | $6.50 |
FLOCCOSA | This miniature plant has a dark body and bristles with ½" black/grey spines set in clumps of white hair. Nice white topknot of hair too. Very pretty, unusual and interesting. Nice 4". LIMITED. | $5.00 |
JUSSIEUI | Dark purple body, fountains of black spines and yellow/orange flowers. Dramatic and beautiful. 2" plants. | $6.50 |
OCCULTA | Unusual plant with a deep brown/black body, almost no spines and shiny, pale yellow flowers. Very nice 2" plants. | $5.50 |
NOTOCACTUS | ||
Probably the easiest, most satisfying group to grow. They flower like crazy if given enough water and stay bright and happy if given a little shade. Some species have been moved into Parodia (??). | ||
LENINGHAUSII | Many tiny ribs edged with soft, short, very gold spines. An oldie but goody! Bright 6"-7" tall x 3" wide plants. | $5.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
MAGNIFICUS | Blue body with soft, short, gold spines and white wool edging the ribs. Lives up to its name. 2½"-3" seed grown. | $4.00 |
RUDIBUENECKERI | This beautiful plant has long, very, very white, very, very soft spines. It just glows! Growth habit is short and broad. Super! 3½" x 3½". | $5.00 |
SCOPA MURIELLII | Dainty pure white spines cover nice globular heads that offset freely. Bunches of pale yellow flowers. Easy to grow. Nice 3½"-4" clumping. | $5.00 |
UEBELMANNIANUS | Bright green, shiny, with thin spines that hug the body. Big bouquets of very large 3"-4" bright yellow flowers too! 3" plants. | $5.00 |
OBREGONIA | ||
DENEGRI | Monotypic genus looks like an overweight artichoke. Small growing and does not offset. Getting hard to find. 1"-1½" seed grown. | $10.00 |
OPUNTIA | ||
INVICTA | A fiercely, thick, triangular spined plant from Baja California. The most heavily armed of all Opuntias. New spines are bright red. RC. LIMITED. | $8.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
PYCNACANTHA var. MARGARITANA | Handsome, rare and slow growing species from St. Margarita Island in Baja California. Pads are densely covered with short, stiff reddish spines. Flower is bright sulfur yellow. Unrooted pad. | $4.00 |
OREOCEREUS | ||
HENDRICKSENIANUS var. DENSILANATUS | This is the heavy, thick form with long, very dense white hair. Will produce long gold central spines when older. Tube shaped flower is either red or orange. Nice seed grown 9"+ tall x 2½" wide. | $10.00 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |
TROLLII | Friends of trolls will love this one! White hair completely covers the chubby body. Some thin red spines peek out here and there. Nice young 5" tall x 2½" wide. | $5.00 |
PACHYCEREUS | ||
PRINGLEI | Often mistaken for Arizona Saguaro. Will grow in coastal climate the big Arizona giant doesn't like. Columnar plant. Nice seed grown. 8". | $7.50 |
PARODIA | ||
OCCULTA | A very neat looking plant with very short black spines in a precise pattern on the ribs. The top is capped with a nice pile of white wool. 3" mature plants. | $5.50 |
SANGUINIFLORA | The name means "blood flower" and they are a very bright red. Short, dense, red/brown and white spines. 3" plants. | $5.50 |
PENIOCEREUS | ||
JOHNSONII | ½" square stems are produced by a large underground tuber. White flowers. | $8.50 |
REBUTIA | ||
We know the European botanists are moving the names REBUTIA - SULCOREBUTIA - WEINGARTIA around at a rather alarming rate. Until they come to some rational (??) conclusion we are using the names you can find in books printed to date. A good reference is by John Pilbeam, "The Cactus File Handbook #2 - Rebutia". An easy group to grow if you keep them growing! A brown crust will creep up from the base of the plant if they do not receive enough water to grow, or are kept in a too hot and sunny location. The two inch bright flowers are well worth the effort to grow these small plants. | ||
ALBIPILOSA | Body of plant is covered with long, soft, very dense, snow white spines. Beautiful 3" x 3" plants. | $5.50 |
BUNINGIANA | Hefty plant with yellow spines and orange and pink flowers. 3½" offsetting plants. | $5.50 |
FABRISII Pendant form | An unusual hanging plant unlike normal Rebutias. Clusters of elongated stems, sporting bright yellow flowers. Very nice. 3" offsetting. | $4.00 |
MARSONERI | One of the large growing Rebutias. Pale green body and short rust colored spines. Flower is yellow or pink. Nice 3½" offsetting plants. | $5.00 |
PERPLEXA | The almost columnar, bright green body and very tiny reddish spines make a very handsome plant. It really catches your eye when the remarkable large, PINK flowers start to open! Very hefty 3½" offsetting plants. | $4.50 |
PULCHELLA | Robust plant with glassy, white spines and very bright red/orange flowers. Super 4½" clumping plants. | $6.00 |
TAMBOENSIS | Another robust growing plant with fine white and yellow spines. The flower is a distinct very dense true orange color. Very striking! 4"-4" offsetting plant. | $6.00 |
RHIPSALIS - See EPIPHYTIC CACTI | ||
STENOCACTUS | ||
ALBATUS | Lots of small wavy ribs. Nice white and gold spines. Yellow flower with white stripe. Nice 4" plants. | $5.00 |
COMPTOGONUS | This plant has a hefty blue/grey body and a few ribs. The few spines are long and flat. White flower with a purple stripe. Nice 3" plants. | $4.00 |
MULTICOSTATUS (SB 1147) | This is the Brack form with a jillion tiny, wavy ribs. The body is bright green and the long spines are flat and flexible. The flower is a dark pink with a purple stripe. Very nice 2½" to 3" seed grown plants. | $6.50 |
TRICUSPIDATUS | Many small wavy ribs. Spines small now but will become long in 3's. White flower with purple stripe. 3" seed grown. | $4.50 |
SULCOREBUTIA | ||
(See note under REBUTIA). As easy to grow as Rebutias but the large roots prefer a larger pot and a little more light. The roots are often larger than the plant body. John Pilbeam's book "Sulcorebutia and Weingartia" is an excellent reference with beautiful pictures of each species. He also makes some sense out of the name shuffling going on now. | ||
ARENACEA | Beautiful plant with a milk chocolate colored body, very neat pectinate spines and a huge, brassy-gold flower. 3" plants. | $5.50 |
CANDIAE | Cheerful plant with bronze body and very bright gold spines in a dense "basket" around plant. Flower is bright yellow too. Nice 3½" offsetting plants. | $5.00 |
FRANKIANA | Unlike most Sulcos this plant has few spines closely pressed against the body and long white aeroles. The dark green body is short and wide. The flowers are a deep, blood red. 2½" plants. | $5.00 |
MENTOSA | Distinctive plant with a shining green body, dark red-black spines and white elongated aeroles. The 2" flower is a rich red-purple color. | |
A: SMALL: 2" plants. | $5.00 | |
B: LARGE: 4"-5" clumping plants. | $8.50 | |
STEINBACHII var. KIMNACHII n.n. | (SELI 2781) Colorful miniature, red-purple and green body with pretty pectinate fox red spines and a blood red flower. 2" offsetting. 10-12 heads. | $4.50 |
SWOBODAE | This is one of the best "Sulcos" to come along in some time. The bright gold spines are long, dense and very soft (pettable, in fact). They completely hide the green body. The flowers are large (2"-2½") and a shocking carmine/pink! Really beautiful! 3½" plants. | $6.00 |
TIRIQUENSIS var. BICOLOR | This becomes a very big plant for this group. Nice mix of deep red and white spines densely covers the body. Red flower. Nice big 4" plants. | $6.50 |
TEPHROCACTUS | ||
WEBERI | Low growing plant with one inch wide round stems and flexible 1" white spines. Pretty. 3" RC, most branched. | $4.00 |
THELOCACTUS | ||
LLOYDII var. MAJOR (HK 1608) | The red, yellow and white spines lay against the soft green body of this plant. The flowers are pale purple and large. Colorful 3" plants. | $8.00 |
SCHWARZII | Small body with yellow and red spines. Big 3" dark pink flower. 2½" seed grown. | $4.50 |
WEBERBAUEROCEREUS | ||
JOHNSTONII | Very dense, very gold short spines cover the tall column of this beautiful plant. Fat 12" plants. | $12.50 (plus $2.00 surcharge) |