Xerophyte

Central Spines

1-10 creamish, yellowish to pale orange-pink, stouter and acicular.

Flowers

Glossy pink and white tubular and zigomorphyc.

Blooming Season

Throughout late Spring or early Summer often in several flushes over a long period.

Spines

Very numerous that cover completely the epidermis,.

Stem

Globular or slightly cylindrical approx 8 cm tall

Radial Spines

20-25 (or more) bristly flexible, short white or creaminess-yellow with a darker tips.