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Species

Description

Pot Size

Price

ARIOCARPUS

"Living Rock" plants - slow growing  & much sought after

cm

GBP

agavoides (Neogomesia)

Narrow dark green tubercles. Flowering size plants now 10 years old.

6.5

£5

fissuratus

Thick dark green tubercles, develops woolly centre with age. 9 years old.

6.5

£4

fissuratus

Grafted on short stocks – starting to become woolly so will flower shortly

6.5

£6

kotschoubeyanus

Rosette shaped plants, small triangular tubercles – 8 year old plants about 1.5 cm dia.

6.5

£4

kotschoubeyanus albiflorus

Rosette form plants, small triangular tubercles - flowering size, about 3cm.diameter.

6.5

Sold Out

kots.  elephantidens

Rosette form plants, small triangular tubercles - flowering size, about 3cm.diameter.

6.5

£12.50

retusus & retusus SB68

Nice forms of A. retusus, some from Mesa garden seed - 10 year old plants.

6.5

£4

trigonus

Olive green tubercles, sharply pointed at the tips, large yellow flowers, 9 years old.

6.5

£5

trigonus  fa. Aramberri

Similar to the type but with red/pink flowers – thought to be a retusus form by some

6.5

£5

ASTROPHYTUM  

Interesting plants, most are covered with white "spots"

Pot Size

Price

asterias

Body flat to dome shaped. Yellow flowers, red centre. Large flowering sized plants

10 to16

£10 to £25

asterias “Super Kobuto

Covered with variable white markings. Yellow flowers, usually with a red centre.

6.5

£3

capricorne 

Long twisted black spines, pale green spotted body.  Flowering size.

6.5:12

£2 : £7.50

capricorne v. crassispinum

Almost bare body, much thicker, stronger spines. Very nice form.

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

myriostigma

Flowering size, “Bishops Cap” Larger plants available ex 14cm pots from £17.50

6.5

£2

myriostigma v. coahuillense

Dense white coating. Flowering size plants, flowers yellow with a red centre.

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

myriostigma v. nudans

Glossy green 5 ribbed plants, no white spots. Large plants available from £25

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

myriostigma fa.”onzuka

4 or 5 ribs, densely white flecked plants with interesting markings. Grafted @ £5

6.5

£4

myrio. v. quadricostata

Square plants for square pots! 4 ribbed plants, flowering size.

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

quadri-nudans

Green 4 ribbed plants, no white spots. Unusual!

6.5

£3

ornatum

Nice white spotted form with strong brown/yellow spines Some large plants @ £35

6.5 :8.5:10.5

£2 : £3 : £6.50

BLOSSFELDIA

Reputed to be the smallest of all cacti – from northern Argentina

Pot Size

Price

lilliputana (grafted)

Tiny, almost spineless clustering heads – yellow flowers. On short stocks

8.5

Sold Out

COPIAPOA

We are pleased to offer plants grown from seed obtained on our 2006 trip to Chile

Pot Size

Price

atacamensis

From Botija, about 500metres from the ocean. Grey stems cluster with age

6.5

£4

barquitensis

Non-habitat seed. Red bodied plants when young, straight black spines

8.5

£4

carrizalensis

Body becomes chalky coloured – strong black spines

6.5

£4

cinerascens BH64.01

Smaller, clustering olive green coloured bodies

6.5

Sold Out

cinerea BH57.01 & BH58.01

Most sought after form. Develops grey body with short black spines

6.5

£4

columnar alba BH62.01

Makes white columns with solitary spine from each areole

6.5

£4

dealbata BH68.01

Stems become chalky white with black marks at the rib edges, long black spines

6.5

£4

fiedleriana BH69.01

Olive green/red bodied plants, short spines, compact clustering growth

6.5

Sold Out

grandiflora BH62.02

Green body becoming grey with age. Short spines & larger flowers

6.5

£3

haseltoniana

Non-habitat seed.  Gold body when young, becomes chalky with age. Yellow spines.

8.5

£4

haseltoniana BH52.01

Olive green bodies when young, becoming chalky with age. “gigantea” form. 

6.5

£3

hypogea “lizard skin”

Cultivated form, olive green/brown body with wrinkled skin, yellow flowers

6.5

Sold Out

lauii

Almost subterranean bodied, will make mats of tiny heads. Yellow flowers – nice!

6.5

£4

longistaminea BH62.01

Red body when young, becoming chalky, long spines

6.5

£4

megarhiza BH65.01

Dark body on young plant, becomes grey green with age, small heads tap rooted FEW!

6.5

£4

rupestris BH59.01

Small growing plant, tap rooted. Body red while young.

6.5

£4

tenebrosa BH55.01

A giant up to 1mtr tall, Cinerea like & clustering. From the mountains above Taltal.

6.5

£4

CORYPHANTHA

Mammillaria family. Compact plants from Mexico & USA

Pot Size

Price

andreae

Dark glossy green body, large yellow flowers.

6.5

£2

bisbeeana (Escobaria)

Globular plants untidy pink coloured spines, Cochise Co. Arizona.

6.5

£3

cornifera

Clustering plant from the Big Bend area of Texas.

6.5

£3

garesii

Fat glossy green body, grey/white spines, yellow flowers. Grows large.

6.5

£2

greenwayii

Similar in appearance to above – large yellow flowers – nice large fat plants

12.5

Sold Out

nelliae (Escobaria)

Pretty clustering miniature, red & straw coloured spines, pink flowers.

6.5

£2

sneedii (Escobaria)

Dwarf plants making clusters of many heads, dense white spines.

6.5

£2

varicolor (Escobaria)

Small globular plants, tight spination, pale pink flowers.

6.5

£2

vivipara (Escobaria)

Globular spiny plants, large pink flowers. Cold tolerant, the most hardy!

6.5

£2

DISCOCACTUS

Brazilian plants – unless grafted need ericaceous compost and high winter temps.

Pot Size

Price

boomianus (grafted)

Small headed form, clustering with short straw coloured spines

6.5

£4

estevesii (grafted)

Fat green body with thick red/black spines, grows up to 20cm diameter

8.5

£7.50

ferricola (grafted)

A giant of the group, making bodies up to 30cm diameter – large white flowers

8.5

£7.50

horstii (grafted)

2cm diameter purple/black bodies – tiny black spines, various grafting stocks.

6.5

£7.50

ECHINOCACTUS

Generally large growing species, a few smaller choice ones

Pot Size

Price

grusonii

Popular “Golden Barrel” - or more unkindly “Mother in Law’s seat”! Various sizes.

10.5=>

From £4.50

grusonii  v. alba

Spines are a glassy white. Most of our plants are clusters. Various sizes.

10.5=>

From £4.50

grusonii v. inermis

brevispina” form, attractive short spines on the typical globular body.

12.5

Sold Out

ingens

The “giant” echinocactus, grows to over 1mtr in height in habitat

6.5

£2

texensis

Flat grey green body, straw coloured spines, pink flowers. Tender! size

6.5

£2

ECHINOCEREUS

Usually clustering, from miniatures to large clumps over 1 meter

Pot Size

Price

adustus

Pretty black & white pectinate spined plants with large flowers. Flowering sized

6.5

£3

amoenus JLH950741

Short, tap rooted plants with large pink flowers. From wet grassy meadows!

6.5

£3

engelmannii JLH950812

A northern form with black & white spines, may be hardy.

6.5

£2

enneacanthus SB106

Clustering with age, untidy straw coloured spines & eventually huge flowers

6.5

£2

fasciculatus

Form of E. engelmanii from central Arizona, golden spines.

6.5

£2

fendleri var. eremeticus

Form with brown/white spines. Not a lot different to normal form!

6.5

£2

gentryi   Lau 087                    

 “Cucumber” - like stems, tiny spines, flowering size plants.

8.5 : 10.5

£3 : £4.50

knippelianus v. krugeri

Fat green body, soft bristly spines, flesh-coloured flowers from the plant centre.

6.5

£3

knippelianus v. reyesii

Fat bodies, stiffer spines. Larger, deep pink flowers from the centre of the plant.

6.5

£3

morricallii

A spineless E. scheerii type. Flowers low down on the sides of the pale green stems

8.5

£3

pectinatus v. rigidissimus

Arizona rainbow cactus. Pectinate spines in bands of colours down the plant body

6.5

£2

pectinatus v. rubra         

Stunning red spines on our larger flowering sized plants. Easy flowering form

6.5

£2 : £3

pulchellus v. sharpii

White flowered, short bristly spines, more care with watering required.

6.5

£3

reichenbachii v. albispinus

Small growing plants with dense white spines, easily produced large pink flowers

6.5

£2

reichenbachii v. fitchii

Short columnar plants with dense white/grey spines, easy flowering large pink flowers

8.5

£3

rosei (Oro Grande form)

Easy flowering plants from a population with many flower colours.

8.5

£3

stramineus  JLH950764          

From south of Samalayuca Mexico. Glassy white spines, robust stems.

8.5:10.5

£3 : £4.50

triglochidiatus JLH950825

Northern form, cluster forming plants. Quite hardy, spines typical of triglochidiatus.

8.5:10.5

£3 : £4.50

trig. v. octacanthus

Typical form from the Chisos basin, large glossy green stems & “claret cup” flowers

16

£12.50

triglochidiatus inermis

Totally spineless form! Much kinder on the fingers when re-potting!

8.5 : 10.5

£3 : £4.50

viridiflorus

This form grows to about 10cm high. Nice yellow/green flowered plants.

6.5

£3

weinbergii

Short pectinate spines on a tap rooted body. Pink flowers from the sides of the plant.

6.5

£3

ECHINOFOSSULOCACTUS

Small, globular plants with thin ribs and bi-coloured flowers

Pot Size

Price

coptogonus

Few broad ribs, looks more like a Ferocactus!  Dagger like spines. Pink/white flowers

8.5

£3

crispatus

Many thin ribs, short dagger like spines, yellow/white flowers – flowering April/May

8.5

£3

lloydii

Long, thin papery spines with pink/white flowers – flowering April/May

8.5

Sold Out

phyllacanthus JLH950745

Many thin ribs, thin spines, just flowering size – flesh/white coloured flowers

6.5

£2

EPITHELANTHA

Mostly miniatures with pink flowers & red fruits

Pot Size

Price

micromeris

From near Mud Mountain, New Mexico. Coarse white spines, pink flowers.

6.5

£3 & £6

FEROCACTUS

Small to large growing "Barrel Cacti" from Mexico & SW USA

Pot Size

Price

fordii DJF7

From Baja California. Flowers at a smaller size than most Ferocacti.

8.5

£3

glaucescens v. inermis

Unusual clustering plants, 0 to 1 yellow spine on pale green body.

12.5

Sold Out

gracilis

Bold red spines, dark green, plant body. Can grow to around football size

16

£15

herrerae

Large growing plant, strong re-curved brown spines, yellow flowers.

10.5

£4.50

hystrix

Pale grey/green body, strong, long, red & white spines. Can grow to 1 mtr. high!

10.5

£4.50

latispinus

Flat growing, broad yellow spines. Flowers pink/white, produced on 15cm plants

16

£15

macrodiscus

Flat growing plant with acute ribs. Flowering size plants ex 18cm pots @ £18 & £22.50

8.5 : 12.5

£3 : £6.50

rectispinus

Extremely long red spines from a blue grey body. Extra packing required for this one!

16

£10

robustus

From Tecomachalco Mexico. Makes small heads and clusters profusely.

8.5

£3

schwarzii

Dark green body with short yellow spines & acute ribs. Flowering size plants @ £25

8.5

£3

viridescens

Southern California & Baja. Produces green flowers while still small.

6.5 : 10.5

£2 : £4.50

GEOHINTONIA

Relatively recent discovery from Mexico. Monotypic genus

Pot Size

Price

mexicana

Blue/grey body, many acute ribs, tiny white spines, purple flowers. On own roots.

6.5

£7.50

GYMNOCACTUS

Closely allied to Turbinicarpus but generally more spiny

Pot Size

Price

beguinii

Small plants, dense black & white spines, large purple/pink flowers.

6.5

£4 & £5

booleanus (grafted)

Originally described as a Turbinicarpus, spination etc.looks more like a Gymnocactus

6.5

£5

gielsdorfianus

Blue bodies/black spines flowers almost white produced from the crown

6.5

Sold Out

horripilus

Clustering plants with black & white spines, pink flowers. Probably easiest to grow.

8.5

Sold Out

knuthianus

Fine, straw coloured spines, pink flowers FEW!

6.5

Sold Out

subterraneus

Weird thin neck from tuberous root with normal body above. Pink flowers

6.5

£6

viereckii spec Lau 1159

Lots of dark pink flowers on small spiny plants. Easiest to grow!

6.5

£2

ysabellae

Globular, golden spines, growing to 10cm. Pink/white flowers. Flowering sized plants.

6.5

£4

GYMNOCALYCIUM

South American group, mostly small flattened plants

Pot Size

Price

castelanosii P80a

Pale green body, rounded ribs, long straight spines.

6.5

£2

hamatum

Strongly tuberculate , brown bodied plants with dark brown curved spines.

6.5

£2

megalothelos

Glossy green body with curly spines that remind you of Polynesian tattoos!

6.5

£3

mihanovichii

Purple/red bodies, white spines, pink flowers. A popular sort

6.5

£2

multiflorum

Fat, pale green bodies, straw coloured flowers. Large growing species.

10.5

£4.50

piltzorum P28

Flattened brown body with erect stiff spines.

6.5

£2

ragonesii

Dwarf brown bodies, tiny spines, flesh-coloured flowers, slow!

6.5

£3

saglione

Large rounded tubercles, long curved spines. Grows to football size!

6.5

£2

HAMATOCACTUS

Probably should be included with the Ferocactus group

Pot Size

Price

hamatacanthus                    

Long red & white spines on a globular plant. From the Big Bend area of Texas.

8.5

£3

setispinus

Small globular plants with pale yellow spines, yellow flowers. From Texas hill country.

6.5

£2

LEUCHTENBERGIA

Confuses many beginners with its un-cactus – like appearance

Pot Size

Price

principis

Pink/blue “fingers” with long papery spines. Huge yellow flowers.

6.5 : 8.5

£3 : £4

LOBIVIA (inc. Chamaecereus)

Medium to small growing cacti. Free flowering & easy cultivation.

Pot Size

Price

bruchii

Plants forming large "barrels" with bright yellow spines.

6.5

£2

dobeana

Clustering Echinopsis type, brick red flowers.

6.5

£2

famatimensis

Attractive small plants with tiny pectinate spines on a red/green body. Yellow flowers

6.5

Sold Out

haematantha v. densispina

Small globular plants covered with dense grey spines. Yellow flowers.

6.5

Sold Out

sylvestrii cristate

Stems start normal but then crest at the tips. Easy flowering form.

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

sylvestrii hybrid #1

Possibly a Lobivia hybrid. Robust stems, red flower. Easy flowering!

6.5

£2

sylvestrii hybrid #2

Possibly a Lobivia hybrid. Robust stems, different red flower. Easy flowering!

6.5

£2

schieliana WR207

Dark green clustering plants with dense, straw coloured spines. FEW!

8.5 : 10.5

£3 : £4.50

subnudans (Echinopsis)

Fat green bodies with large woolly areoles, flowers at small size.

6.5 : 10.5

£2 : £4

LOPHOPHORA

The Czech. Society has published an interesting booklet on this group

Pot Size

Price

echinata diffusa

Green body, white to cream coloured flowers. A few larger plants are available.

6.5

£3

friccii

Larger flowers, sometimes red. May be the same as L. w. decipiens - small plants

6.5

£3

jourdaniana

Clustering dark, blue green body, tiny spines on new growth - flower almost red

6.5

£5

williamsii

The common peyote. Some larger & clustering plants available from £25.

6.5

£4

MAMMILLARIA

Miniature plants to large clustering sorts, generally free flowering

Pot Size

Price

beneckei

Clusters of small stems which detach easily – not good to pack!

6.5

Sold Out

boolii

Pale, blue/green bodied plants, black/white spines, pink flowers. From Baja California

6.5

£2

camptotricha

Very attractive "mme. marnier" form with short, yellow, strongly curved spines.

6.5

£2

celsiana

White radial spines, yellow centrals. Plant globular while young.

6.5

£2

chica

Appears to be similar to lasiacantha, different flower/colour

6.5

Sold Out

dixanthocentron

Long yellow central spines, red flowers. Nice tidy plants.

12.5

£6.50

elegans

Attractive short columnar plants, white radial, black central spines. Deep red flowers

6.5

£2

formosa

Compact flattened plants with white radial spines, darker centrals

6.5

£2

graesneriana

Slightly columnar plants covered with short yellow spines

10.5

£5

hahniana

Similar to celsiana but with more/less hairs from the axils. Good beginners plant.

6.5

£2

herrerae

Tiny white spined plants. Tap rooted form from Mexico. – Rare - Few!

6.5

Sold Out

hidalgensis var. inermis

Unusual, pale green spineless plant, dark red flowers!

6.5

£2

lasiacantha

The “Texas Golf Ball” – small solitary white globes with pink flowers

6.5

£4

laui

Short, white spined form, many deep pink flowers. Will form clusters quickly.

6.5

£2

lenta

Flattened, clustering body with dense white spines. Tap root forming. Pink flowers.

6.5

£3

magnifica cristate

Contorted stems covered with fine white spines, occasional hooked centrals.

12

£7.50

magnimamma