Xerophyte

Tubercles

Rounder and scarcely raised.

Flowers

From the centre, funnel form, white to pale pink, up to 6 cm long. External tepals greenish whit reddish margins, internal tepals white to light pinkish. Tube thin.

Blooming Season

It produces flowers almost continuously during the year.

Spines

Nearly useless in terms of defence.

Stem

In cultivation the stems grows up to 10 cm tall, 8-10 cm in diameter (but usually they are much smaller in habitat) olive green to bronze and highly decorative. It produces small offshoots, almost one from each arele.

Fruits

Oblong, reddish at maturity.