Eriosyce taltalensis *Black spiny cactus!*

Eriosyce taltalensis *Black spiny cactus!*Eriosyce taltalensis A beautiful dark purple to black species with black spines. As the plant matures it may make some longer spines. Like most Eriocyse, this species forms a tap root . Easy to grow, just give normal succulent care of good light and careful watering. Protect from frost. Plant needs good light to maintain the dark purple color, but be careful not to expose it to a lot of direct summer sun. You will receive a plant shown in the last

The plants can be purple during winter dormancy or times of stress but is otherwise blueish green normally

Plants in the first two images are shown in 2

The plant clumps readily

Others will have more green and look like a traditional variegate

The species is fairly easy to grow but is very slow

The sides of the stem are green with brown stripes formed from the scars of old leaves

It makes a good hanging basket plant

The flowers are bright red and yellow

The bulb forms new bulblets regularly

All Sansevieria species are now considered to belong to Dracaena but I am using the old name here as most people are more familiar with Sansevieria as the name for Snake Plants

This plant is on its own roots

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