Turbinicarpus valdezianus

Common Name(s)/Synonym(s): Echinocactus valdezianus, Gymnocactus valdezianus, Mammillaria valdeziana, Neolloydia valdeziana, Normanbokea valdeziana, Pediocactus valdezianus, Pelecyphora valdeziana, Thelocactus valdezianus

Origin: Native to Mexico.

Description: A dwarf cactus with a green, usually solitary stem with hatchet-shaped tubercles arranged in spiral rows and almost completely covered by short pectinate spines. The stem is at first spherical, becoming cylindrical with age, with a depressed apex. It grows up to 5cm tall and 2cm in diameter. Each areole bears about 25 to 30 distinctive white radial spines that spread horizontally, forming small umbrellas on the tips of the tubercles. Unlike some other species, this species lacks central spines

Care:  They do best in full sun and require light shade in the hottest months. They should be planted in a well draining soil which should be left to dry in between watering. 

*These plants are sold/couriered bare root without the pot and soil. Currently planted in 7.5cm square pots.