I bought this plant yesterday at the low's garden center out of the 200 cactus's they had this one stood out the most it was so small and...Read More on sale for $1 it looked hariy and not very sharp but when i went to pick it up I recieve numberous needles in my hand. It is a very cute cactus though. I don't know how easy it is to grow i ready it was easy but i've only had it for a day so i dont know.
Harry Johnson developed cultivars of m. hahniana and sold them by mail order in the early-to-mid 1900's.
When Harry's n...Read Moreursery was sold after his death in the late 1980s some of the specimens of m. hahniana that he used to develop the cultivars were made available. I submitted a picture of one of the ancestors to the present long-haired cultivars of m. hahniana. This specimen came directly from his nursery to our gardens.
It is grown here in container, which I find is the most successful way to grow clustering mams here. We have lost many mams to rot even in fast draining mounds growing out of pots. They seem to do much better in fast draining pots.
Of course, greenhousing is best, but that was in a different life. lol
The differences between the subspecies are:
--ssp. hahniana; has only 1 central spine and 20-30 radial spines per areole. Flowers ...Read Moreare purplish-red.
--ssp. bravoae; has 2 central spines and 28-30 radial spines per areole. Flowers are dark pink.
--ssp. mendeliana; has 2-4 central spines and under-developed or zero radial spines. Flowers are pale pink.
--ssp. woodsii; has 2 central spines and 25-30 radial spines per areole. Flowers are pink.
Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) | February 2005 | positive
Beautiful globular cactus is covered with white spines and dense white hair. Rings of vivid carmine flowers in Summer create dramatic con...Read Moretrast with white hairs. It is a native of Mexico. Bright light. Porous cactus soil. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost.
Henderson, NV (Zone 9b) | February 2005 | positive
Contrary to the hardiness detail above, this cactus can survive to 25F. It is easy to grow, but rot prone if root is wet in winter. Flo...Read Morewers in late winter to mid spring depending on what zone it is in. The ring of pink flowers is pretty and can last for weeks, but each individual flowers last for only a few days.
This little cactus is very easy to grow. The round body has silky hairs and tiny white "cotton balls' all over it. The little pink flower...Read Mores keep coming all winter in my south window.
I bought this plant yesterday at the low's garden center out of the 200 cactus's they had this one stood out the most it was so small and...Read More
Harry Johnson developed cultivars of m. hahniana and sold them by mail order in the early-to-mid 1900's.
When Harry's n...Read More
The differences between the subspecies are:
--ssp. hahniana; has only 1 central spine and 20-30 radial spines per areole. Flowers ...Read More
Beautiful globular cactus is covered with white spines and dense white hair. Rings of vivid carmine flowers in Summer create dramatic con...Read More
Contrary to the hardiness detail above, this cactus can survive to 25F. It is easy to grow, but rot prone if root is wet in winter. Flo...Read More
This little cactus is very easy to grow. The round body has silky hairs and tiny white "cotton balls' all over it. The little pink flower...Read More