Cactus with pink flower

Prickly pears, chollas and saguaros have been bringing brilliant hues of yellow, red and white to deserts around Tucson. The cactus color show typically is more dependable than that of

Mammillaria albiflora has been known to collectors for over 70 years, but is still a thought-after plant. It comes from Mexican state of Guanajuato, from altitude over 2000 m. That in tropical climate usualy means milder (read 'cooler') climate with possibly more precipitation than in the valleys. Mammillaria albiflora is a very small plant in the wild, and still small in collections. It is also slow from seed. The plant in my picture is grafted on Trichocereus hybrid stock. This way it…

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Opuntia basilaris