Acanthocalycium *
Ariocarpus * Astrophytum * Carnegiea
Cleistocactus * Cochemiea
All Cacti are CITES Restricted Plants
| The Cactus family is almost
entirely of the new world, with only one or two species
occurring in western Africa. Our plants are nursery grown
from seed either from field collections, from our own
hand-pollinated plants or seeds purchased from reputable
dealers. All cacti have beautiful flowers, so we try to
grow those that have a unique characteristic as well.
Features such as spinelessness (Ariocarpus spp.,
Astrophytum asterias, etc.), long spines (Ferocactus
rectispinus with arrow straight spines to 10 inches or
more) to the densely white spined species (Mammillaria
bocasana,, M. pectinifera,, Epithelantha micromeris) are
the types that we specialize in. The cacti, unless otherwise noted, are sized for a 3 to 4 inch pot, the higher priced plants being the slower growers (e.g. Ariocarpus fissuratus are 6 years old). Larger specimens of various species are available. Please inquire. |
| Ariocarpus agavoides | 'oides' means like, so 'like an agave'. Long tubercles in a rosette. Uncommon, but cool. | available summer 2011 | |
| Ariocarpus bravoanus | $7.50 | ||
| Ariocarpus fissuratus | Flat growing large triangular, rough surfaced tubercles, pink flowers | $10.00 | |
| Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus | A miniature 'living rock' cactus. | $10.00 | |
| Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. elephantidens | Nice miniature 'living rock' cactus with larger tubercles than A. kotschoubeyanus. | $10.00 | |
| Ariocarpus lloydii | $7.50 | ||
| Ariocarpus retusus v. retusus | Another type of 'living rock with short triangular tubercles. Only a few plants available (4+" diameter). Nursery grown plants. | $30.00 | |
| Ariocarpus retusus v. furfuraceus | Thicker tubercles with more wool than above. Only a few plants left. 4+" in diameter. Nursery grown from selected seeds. | $30.00 | |
| Ariocarpus trigonus v. horacekii | $7.50 | ||
| Ariocarpus scapharostroides | $7.50 | ||
| Astrophytum asterias | Sea urchin cactus or sand dollar cactus with nice yellow flowers. | $5.00 | |
| Astrophytum myriostigma f. nudum | Same as A. myriostigma, but without the flecking, so it is 'nude', which in this case means green. Yellow flowers. | $5.00 | |
| Astropohytum niveum v. nudum | $5.00 | ||
| Astrophytum X "Krausei" | $6.00 | ||
| Carnegiea gigantea | Largest US cactus to 50 feet tall. Expect your first branch in 75 years! | $12.50 | |
| Cochemiea pondii | $5.00 |