Copiapoa hypogaea (Purplish plants)

Copiapoa hypogaea (Purplish plants)Copiapoa hypogaea Family: Cactaceae. A very nice browish to purplish cactus with short spines. This species is best appreciated close up where you can see the texturing of the plant. This texture is mostly visual but gives an almost skin like appearance to it. In fact, these plants come from seeds of a Lizard Skin type. They will form clumps in time (some available plants are clumping already). Requires general cactus care. Sensitive to excessive sun.

Astrophytum capricorne   The standard form of this species has the largest

Copiapoa haseltoniana A very nice species with golden spines

This species is  closely related to Passion Flowers (sorry

In time it can reach several feet tall

The leaves are brown and gray

this is probably a dwarf form of S

Flowers are big and yellow with a red center

The white tufts make it very attractive year round (plus you get the flowers

but are actually quite thin and bendable

'Atrox' A nice Korean hybrid with dark reddish brown skin and white marks

Cleistocactus straussii A very attractive

They are shown in 2" pots