This little cactus offers a simple look and can make a great addition to your plant collection. Your cactus will be sent in a 3.5” pot to prevent root damage. It will look similar to these pictures and may or may not be blooming when you receive it.
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.
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Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Blooming Season | Spring |
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Common Name | Small starfish flower |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Cactaceae |
Flower | Maroon |
Frost Tolerance | 10°c |
Growth Rate | Slow |
Hardiness Zone | 10a to 11b |
Height | 4.0" |
Origin | Peru |
Pot Size | 3.5" |
Scientific Name | Matucana madisoniorum |
Shape | Collumnar |
Sun Exposure | Full sun to partial shade |