Xerophyte

Description

This odd plant was found by Ignazio Blando (Trapani, Sicily, Italy) in a batch of Mammillaria gueldelmanniana guirocobensis, obtained from seeds purchased from Khores (Germany).This “strange” plant due its unique shape was soon grafted, it was evident that it was an hibrid. It was named Mammillaria cv. Blando (A short description was published on Cactus & Co Vol. II, 2, 1998). Afterwards one of the plant obtained from this first specimen produced a new and even more strange shoot, it was named Mammillaria cv. Chiara Blando (Published on Cactus & Co Vol. IX, 2, 115, 2005)