Melocactus glaucescens

Melocactus glaucescens

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MEL005
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Description

Melocactus glaucescens is native to Brasil. Its natural habitats are semi-arid forests and open areas, where it grows between low shrubs or on flat exposed sloping areas, on sandy soils or pure sand or on crystalline rock outcrops with accumulation of gravel.

It will grow to approx 20cm tall and 25cm wide. It will grow a cephallum to approx 10cm tall. The flowers are a purple/magenta colour, followed by fruits that pop out of the cephallum.
They are a tropical climate cactus, and do not like to be in cold temperatures. They also dislike wet feet in the colder months, but do require a fair amount of water in the warmer months of the year.
 

Plant will be of similar size to the ones pictured above, in the pots 70mm across.

Please note - Plants are posted bare rooted- without pot and potting mix.

A name tag will be wrapped with your plant for easy identification.