Eriosyce heinrichiana (B) Big plant!

Eriosyce heinrichiana (B) Big plant!Eriosyce heinrichiana Family: Cactaceae. Sometimes called Neochilenia jussieui. A beautiful purple cactus with curved black spines. Like most Eriocyse, this species forms a tap root . Flowers are yellow to light orange. Requires general cactus care, but be careful not to overwater as tap rooted species are more sensitive to rot. Protect from frost, though it is said to be able to withstand light frost. Plant needs good light to maintain the dark

It makes bright orange tubular flowers during the growing season

thin blue-gray to greenish-gray leaves with many raised bumps

An nice specimen of this unusual species from Madagascar with thick

clumping species from Argentina with a green body and gold spines

In a pot it stays manageable size

No matter what color it is when it arrives

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It is a succulent and will rot if kept overly wet

clumping species from Argentina a gray-green to brown body and big

It forms multiple heads in time but isn't a heavy clumper

It stays small and it s a heavy clumper

but differs in having less red and more white