Description: Mammillaria nivosa is a colorful cactus species, solitary but usually offsets a lot.
Flowers: Diurnal 2 cm yellowish. Stigmas yellow.
Blooming season: Early spring.
The Mammillaria nivosa is an easy to grow tropical Mammillaria, that doesn't take any frost.
Growth rate: It is a relatively rapidly growing and easily flowering species that will make large clumps given the best conditions. Most plants will offset readily, and clumps can be produced in a few years.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | Autumnspring |
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Botanical Name | Mammillaria nivosa |
Common Name | Woolly nipple cactus |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Cactaceae |
Flower Color | yellowish |
Growth Habit | Globose |
Growth Rate | Fast growth |
Hardiness Zone | 10b to 11b |
Mature Size | 25 cm (9.8 in) |
Native Area | Caribbean. |
Resistance | 0°c |
Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Description: Mammillaria nivosa is a colorful cactus species, solitary but usually offsets a lot.
Flowers: Diurnal 2 cm yellowish. Stigmas yellow.
Blooming season: Early spring.
The Mammillaria nivosa is an easy to grow tropical Mammillaria, that doesn't take any frost.
Growth rate: It is a relatively rapidly growing and easily flowering species that will make large clumps given the best conditions. Most plants will offset readily, and clumps can be produced in a few years.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | Autumnspring |
---|---|
Botanical Name | Mammillaria nivosa |
Common Name | Woolly nipple cactus |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Cactaceae |
Flower Color | yellowish |
Growth Habit | Globose |
Growth Rate | Fast growth |
Hardiness Zone | 10b to 11b |
Mature Size | 25 cm (9.8 in) |
Native Area | Caribbean. |
Resistance | 0°c |
Sun Exposure | Full sun |