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Mammillaria haniana
The Plant: A collection of approximately 150
cacti, some columnar, some spherical or hemispherical, with a
compact growth habit, and free-flowering. Normally flowers on
top of the plant, unlike the Rebutia group that often look
similar, but flower from the bottom of the plant.
Mammillaria bocasana: A cactus of spherical or cylindrical growth
habit which eventually forms a clump. It is densely covered with
white hairs and hooked thorns and bears small reddish flowers.
Mammillaria elongata: Another clump-forming cactus with columnar
stems, densely covered with yellow-brown spines and bearing
creamy flowers in summer.
Mammillaria wildii: White thorns cover this columnar, branching-
stemmed cactus, which grows into a clump formation. In spring,
rings of small white flowers appear amidst the long white hairs.
Mammillaria zeilmanniana: A cactus which forms clumps of short
cylindrical stems, with masses of hooked spines. Small
purple-pink daisy flowers in spring, occasionally white flowers.
Its Needs: These cacti enjoy strong light and some direct sun.
Dry air, with a winter minimum of 7C
Care: Keep dry in winter months but water moderately throughout
spring and summer. Young plants can be re-potted in spring but
older plants should be left alone. Offsets can be removed and
potted up to make new plants.
Good for: People either like cacti and find them interesting or
not. They are very easy to maintain, can be left easily while
people go away on holiday, some are more challenging to bring
into flower, good for hay-fever and allergy sufferers. Not the
ideal gift unless you know the recipient enjoys cacti!
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