Soil

Lithops optica v. rubra

Rare purple mesemb. Windowed tops. Will form small clusters over time. Winter-growing, summer-dormant and very low water – can be tricky to get the watering and drainage correct.

Lithops salicola

1″ across w/fissure, translucent; little water in Summer, none in Winter

Lithops schwantesii

1-1/2″ across w/fissure in middle; little water in Summer, none in Winter

Mammillaria

One of the largest genera
Species ranger in size from an inch to a yard

Mammillaria albicoma

Soft and fuzzy appearing, low clustering small barrels with cream-colored flowers.

Mammillaria backebergiana

Usually solitary. Cylindrical to 12″h. Short pyramidal tubercles, not woolly. Crown of small bright pink flowers.

Mammillaria bombycina

3-4″ round stems form large clusters. Circular clusters of deep pink flowers are borne on the upper surface in spring and summer. Hooked spines, downy white hairs.

Mammillaria crinita

M. zeilmanniana

Prolific small cream colored flowers. Variable cactus. Slow to offset.

Mammillaria cv. “Fred”

Mammillaria bocasana fa. monstrose “Fred”

Small multi-stemmed globose monstrose cactus with few spines and none of the hairs of the species. Rot prone, keep dry in winter.

Mammillaria elongata

Long stems, 1″ diameter, clumping; tight star-shape spines. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.

Mammillaria glassii

Small, 4″ cylindrical stems, will form larger multistem clusters. Light pink flowers.

Mammillaria hahniana

Stems cylindrical to 4″ diameter. Wooly between tubercules. Sometimes has longer radial spines. Species is variable, and there are 4 subspecies. Flowers rose-pink to red. Will form large clumps over time. Frost resistant if dry in winter.