Xerophyte

Description

Mammillaria bocasana cv. roseifloraSN|8970]]SN|15118]] is a selected form of the extremely variable Mammillaria bocasanaSN|15118]]SN|8970]]. Characteristic of this frequently offered cactus are its pink or rich rose coloured flowers.

Flowers

Funnel-form, pink to rich rose coloured, 13-22 mm long, up to 15 mm in diameter, in spring and summer.

Spines

Radials 30-50, white, hair-like, 8 - 20 mm long, one (occasionally two) hooked. Centrals 1-7, reddish brown, 5-10 mm long.

Stem

Blue-green, up to 6 cm in diameter, spherical, sometimes becoming somewhat cylindrical.

Fruits

Cylindrical, rosy-pink to red, 2,5 cm long in summer.