The Melocactus is Full of Surprises

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Cactus Are Cool

I wrote about my new Melocactus Salvadorensis back in November last year, “My New Melocactus,” November 3, 2022, and it had some small flowers on its cephalium, the structure on the top of the plant that grows tall and makes tiny, pretty pink flowers. When...

My New Melocactus

by | Nov 3, 2022 | Cactus Are Cool

I came home from this year’s Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies (TACSS) seminar with a Melocactus Salvadorensis, the first melocactus I have added to my collection. Native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America, this is...