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 |
| Genus | Mammillaria |
| 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 |
Growers Quick Reference Guide - Key Features
| Bloom Season | Autumnspring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Mammillaria nivosa |
| Common Name | Woolly nipple cactus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | yellowish |
| Genus | Mammillaria |
| 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
Growers Quick Reference Guide - Key Features
| Bloom Season | Autumnspring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Mammillaria nivosa |
| Common Name | Woolly nipple cactus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | yellowish |
| Genus | Mammillaria |
| 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 |
