Mammillaria mix / P 5,5
Mammillaria mix / P 5,5
5.5cm pot
The mammillaria genus features various cactus plants covered in cushion-like areoles or central spines and crowns of colorful blooms. Read on to learn all about mammillarias and how to grow these popular and visually appealing succulent plants.
What Is Mammillaria?
Mammillaria is a genus of flowering cactus (Cactaceae) and a popular houseplant. The rounded cactus is covered in small tubercles that sprout short fine needles. (The plant’s name comes from the Latin word for “nipple” after the shape of these tubercles.) Cone-shaped pink flowers bloom from the top of the cactus in a crown arrangement.
Native to warm areas like Mexico and the Caribbean, there are over 300 species of mammillaria cactus. Other common names for mammillaria include pincushion cactus and nipple cactus.
Description
Mammillaria mix / P 5,5
5.5cm pot
The mammillaria genus features various cactus plants covered in cushion-like areoles or central spines and crowns of colorful blooms. Read on to learn all about mammillarias and how to grow these popular and visually appealing succulent plants.
What Is Mammillaria?
Mammillaria is a genus of flowering cactus (Cactaceae) and a popular houseplant. The rounded cactus is covered in small tubercles that sprout short fine needles. (The plant’s name comes from the Latin word for “nipple” after the shape of these tubercles.) Cone-shaped pink flowers bloom from the top of the cactus in a crown arrangement.
Native to warm areas like Mexico and the Caribbean, there are over 300 species of mammillaria cactus. Other common names for mammillaria include pincushion cactus and nipple cactus.
