Xerophyte

Description

Maihueniopsis darwiniiSN|20943]]SN|20943]] var. hickenii is a very decorative variety distinguished from var. darwinii for the more numerous, broader, flatter, somewhat flexible and showier, spines, but it is much slower growing. The spines are are more numerous on the upper half of the egg-shaped stems. It make low, thick mats or mounds that appear to be quite small above ground. The flowers are yellowish orange about 2.5 cm wide.