Parodia / Notocactus mammulosa / roseolatus - Exotic Cacti / Succulent - 10 Seeds Adenium Obesum

Parodia / Notocactus mammulosa / roseolatus - Exotic Cacti / Succulent - 10 Seeds Adenium ObesumParodia is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to the uplands of Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay. This genus has about 50 species, many of which have been transferred from Eriocactus, Notocactus and Wigginsia. They range from small globose plants to 1 m (3 ft) tall columnar cacti. All are deeply ribbed and spiny, with single flowers at or near the crown. Some species produce offsets at the base.

dark-green with white spines that grow to about 35-45cm long and are curved

glabrous above

Growing up to 15cm and flowering with mauve and yellow flowers

It occurs in rocky areas

aleva or bird pepper or

Description - The natural cat drug

with a 6¿10 cm petiole

This is the only species of Kiggelaria in South Africa

Prepared by hand

Seeds can be started in the biodegradeable jiffy pots and grown till maturity in the pot or you can plant the pot in your garden for a bigger harvest

and it looks pretty too

greyish red flowers all turned upwards in Winter