Parodia

Parodia erubescens (also - Notocactus schlosseri) does well in our hot Dallas summers with part shade and equally as well in chilly, wet ...Read Morewinters. Tolerates being frozen solid for short periods of time in wet soil. Most varieties are Zone 7b, but some may survive much lower temps in the ground under an insulating layer of snow. I keep this one off the rooftop. Will not tolerate temps over 100 in full sun.

Easy grower, begins flowering as early as 3 years old when well grown, and produces a massive display within a couple more years. Apparen...Read Moretly self-fertile, produces mass quantities of seed as well. I keep getting volunteer seedling in the pots, which survive at a high rate - very easy to grow from seed, it seems.

Common ball cactus sold at garden outlet centers. From Uraguay... relatively cold hardy, but doesn't like full, hot blazing sun. Has sh...Read Moreort stiff spines (orangish) and whiter, thinner spines against the body of the cactus.