Matucana madisoniorum

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Matucana madisoniorum cactus with a bright red flower blooms in coarse soil, set against a black background.
Close-up of a pink Matucana madisoniorum cactus flower with pointed petals and yellow-orange stamens, set against a blurred background.
A round Matucana madisoniorum cactus with white spines in a brown gravel pot, topped by a tall red flower against black.
Top view of Matucana madisoniorum cactus with ridges, white areoles, and brown-white spines on gravel, known for red flowers.
Close-up of a pink Matucana madisoniorum flower with pointed petals and yellow center blooming on a green ribbed cactus, background blurred.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus with long white spines and a tall red flower bud in a square pot filled with pebbles on black background.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus in a pot, featuring thin white spines and a bright red flower, set against a black background.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum with pronounced ribs, thin spines among pebbles and cacti, with a vivid red flower visible nearby.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum featuring thick ribs and long white and dark brown spines, surrounded by cacti in rocky nursery soil.
Matucana madisoniorum, a round cactus with white spines and a closed red flower bud, in a square pebble pot against black background.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum cactus with ridged body, thin spines, white areoles, and reddish buds in rocky soil among cacti.
A round Matucana madisoniorum cactus with long white spines in a pebble pot, topped by a bright red flower on a black background.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum cacti with white and dark brown spines on raised bumps, set among small rocks and pebbles.
Close-up of a Matucana madisoniorum cactus with a green round body, ribbed sides, and long brown-and-white spines among gravel.
Close-up of a Matucana madisoniorum cactus with white tufts and spots, in light gravel, round green surface in bright sunlight.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus with small white spots and a large pink flower atop gravel in its pot, garden background softly blurred.
A round Matucana madisoniorum cactus in a small gravel-filled pot features a large pink flower, surrounded by potted succulents in a greenhouse.
Matucana madisoniorum, a round cactus with an elegant pink flower, grows well in a pot and adds beauty to any indoor space.
Pink Matucana madisoniorum cactus flower with pointed petals and yellow stamens, blooming on a round green cactus against an earthy backdrop.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus in a pot, featuring a round shape and a bright pink flower in bloom.
Matucana madisoniorum, a round cactus with white dots, displays a vivid pink flower against a blurred green background.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus with a bright red flower blooms in coarse soil, set against a black background.
Close-up of a pink Matucana madisoniorum cactus flower with pointed petals and yellow-orange stamens, set against a blurred background.
A round Matucana madisoniorum cactus with white spines in a brown gravel pot, topped by a tall red flower against black.
Top view of Matucana madisoniorum cactus with ridges, white areoles, and brown-white spines on gravel, known for red flowers.
Close-up of a pink Matucana madisoniorum flower with pointed petals and yellow center blooming on a green ribbed cactus, background blurred.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus with long white spines and a tall red flower bud in a square pot filled with pebbles on black background.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus in a pot, featuring thin white spines and a bright red flower, set against a black background.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum with pronounced ribs, thin spines among pebbles and cacti, with a vivid red flower visible nearby.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum featuring thick ribs and long white and dark brown spines, surrounded by cacti in rocky nursery soil.
Matucana madisoniorum, a round cactus with white spines and a closed red flower bud, in a square pebble pot against black background.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum cactus with ridged body, thin spines, white areoles, and reddish buds in rocky soil among cacti.
A round Matucana madisoniorum cactus with long white spines in a pebble pot, topped by a bright red flower on a black background.
Close-up of Matucana madisoniorum cacti with white and dark brown spines on raised bumps, set among small rocks and pebbles.
Close-up of a Matucana madisoniorum cactus with a green round body, ribbed sides, and long brown-and-white spines among gravel.
Close-up of a Matucana madisoniorum cactus with white tufts and spots, in light gravel, round green surface in bright sunlight.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus with small white spots and a large pink flower atop gravel in its pot, garden background softly blurred.
A round Matucana madisoniorum cactus in a small gravel-filled pot features a large pink flower, surrounded by potted succulents in a greenhouse.
Matucana madisoniorum, a round cactus with an elegant pink flower, grows well in a pot and adds beauty to any indoor space.
Pink Matucana madisoniorum cactus flower with pointed petals and yellow stamens, blooming on a round green cactus against an earthy backdrop.
Matucana madisoniorum cactus in a pot, featuring a round shape and a bright pink flower in bloom.
Matucana madisoniorum, a round cactus with white dots, displays a vivid pink flower against a blurred green background.

Alternately called Submatucana madisoniorum or Borzicactus madisoniorum, it is an attractive small globular plant with ribs resembling Lophophora, the ones that lack spines look so much like peyote, that the uninformed may think they actually are. This plant features long spines and blooms with a large red flower.

Details:

Habit: Normally solitary globose cactus that may clump with age.
Blooming time: Flowers more than once in several flushes throughout the summer and can flower just about all year round given the right conditions.

Add this beautiful cactus to your plant collection and find more plants in our collections.


Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Summer

Flower Color

Bright orange--red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

10--11

Mature Size

6 in. tall--4 in. wide

Plant Type

Cactus

Resistance

Extremely drought-tolerant

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

Watering Needs

Moderate
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Matucana madisoniorum

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Alternately called Submatucana madisoniorum or Borzicactus madisoniorum, it is an attractive small globular plant with ribs resembling Lophophora, the ones that lack spines look so much like peyote, that the uninformed may think they actually are. This plant features long spines and blooms with a large red flower.

Details:

Habit: Normally solitary globose cactus that may clump with age.
Blooming time: Flowers more than once in several flushes throughout the summer and can flower just about all year round given the right conditions.

Add this beautiful cactus to your plant collection and find more plants in our collections.


Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Summer

Flower Color

Bright orange--red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

10--11

Mature Size

6 in. tall--4 in. wide

Plant Type

Cactus

Resistance

Extremely drought-tolerant

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

Watering Needs

Moderate
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Summer
Botanical Name Matucana madisoniorum
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Bright orange, red
Genus Matucana
Growth Habit Columnar stem
Growth Rate Slow
Hardiness Zone 10, 11
Mature Size 6 in. tall, 4 in. wide
Native Area Peru
Plant Type Cactus
Propagation By seeds
Resistance Extremely drought-tolerant
Soil PH 6.5, Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type Well drained clay soil
Special Features Dwarf cactus, Showy blooms
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Toxicity Safe for humans, Safe for pets
Watering Needs Moderate

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