Melocactus violaceus with cephalium

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Close-up of Melocactus violaceus cactus with cephalium, white spines, and pink fruit or flowers on top against a blurred background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with sharp spines and a woolly pink cephalium, set against a blurred background of cacti and gravel.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with long spines, a woolly red cephalium, and pink flowers. Blurred cacti appear in the background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, white wool center, reddish spines, pink buds, and long thorns on gravel background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with green ribs, long spines, and a reddish cephalium crowned by a bright pink flower in sunlight.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, thick ribs, white spines, pink buds, and orange-red hairs in a small rock-filled pot.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with white spines and a pinkish-red crown, potted with small rocks; blurred cacti in background.
Close-up of a Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, white and pink spines, fuzzy top with pink buds, amid pebbles and other cacti.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus from Brazil, showing white and pink spines, orange cephalium with pink buds, blurred cacti in background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, displaying white woolly hairs, pink buds, long spines, and a green cactus body.
Melocactus violaceus with a green spherical body, spines, red-orange cap, and pink flower in gravel—Brazilian cactus in container.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus, a round frost-tolerant cactus with long spines and pink flower buds atop its orange cephalium.
Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, a round green cactus with white spines, reddish-orange cap, and pink flower in a gravel pot.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, displaying long white spines and pink fruits atop its reddish crown in bright sunlight.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus cactus with a green spherical body, furry cephalium, white spines, and pink fruit near the top.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus cactus with cephalium, white spines, and pink fruit or flowers on top against a blurred background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with sharp spines and a woolly pink cephalium, set against a blurred background of cacti and gravel.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with long spines, a woolly red cephalium, and pink flowers. Blurred cacti appear in the background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, white wool center, reddish spines, pink buds, and long thorns on gravel background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with green ribs, long spines, and a reddish cephalium crowned by a bright pink flower in sunlight.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, thick ribs, white spines, pink buds, and orange-red hairs in a small rock-filled pot.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with white spines and a pinkish-red crown, potted with small rocks; blurred cacti in background.
Close-up of a Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, white and pink spines, fuzzy top with pink buds, amid pebbles and other cacti.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus from Brazil, showing white and pink spines, orange cephalium with pink buds, blurred cacti in background.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, displaying white woolly hairs, pink buds, long spines, and a green cactus body.
Melocactus violaceus with a green spherical body, spines, red-orange cap, and pink flower in gravel—Brazilian cactus in container.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus, a round frost-tolerant cactus with long spines and pink flower buds atop its orange cephalium.
Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, a round green cactus with white spines, reddish-orange cap, and pink flower in a gravel pot.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus with cephalium, displaying long white spines and pink fruits atop its reddish crown in bright sunlight.
Close-up of Melocactus violaceus cactus with a green spherical body, furry cephalium, white spines, and pink fruit near the top.

Recommended temperature one: USDA: 11-12
Frost tolerance: Does better if kept above 60°F (15°C) in winter
Minimum avg. temperature: 60°F (15°C)
Sun exposure: Light shade
Origin: Brazil
Growth habits: Spherical cactus, up to 4" in diameter (10 cm)
Watering needs: Moderate water
Propagation: Seeds (keep above 68°F - 20°C)

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

Flower Color

Pale pink

Growth Rate

Slow growth

Hardiness Zone

11

Mature Size

612 in

Resistance

Above 10 ° c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Melocactus violaceus with cephalium

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Recommended temperature one: USDA: 11-12
Frost tolerance: Does better if kept above 60°F (15°C) in winter
Minimum avg. temperature: 60°F (15°C)
Sun exposure: Light shade
Origin: Brazil
Growth habits: Spherical cactus, up to 4" in diameter (10 cm)
Watering needs: Moderate water
Propagation: Seeds (keep above 68°F - 20°C)

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

Flower Color

Pale pink

Growth Rate

Slow growth

Hardiness Zone

11

Mature Size

612 in

Resistance

Above 10 ° c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Botanical Name Melocactus violaceus
Common Name Turk's cap cactus
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Pale pink
Genus Melocactus
Growth Habit Globose
Growth Rate Slow growth
Hardiness Zone 11
Mature Size 612 in
Native Area Brazil
Resistance Above 10 ° c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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