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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 more than 10 years old

6.5

£5

fissuratus

Thick dark green tubercles, develops woolly centre with age. 10 years old

6.5

£4

fissuratus

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

8.5

£7.50

kotschoubeyanus

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

6.5

£4

kots.  elephantidens

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

6.5

£15.00

retusus & retusus SB68

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

6.5

£5

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

trigonus  fa. Aramberri

Grafted on short stocks – variable tubercle length sizes

6.5

£7.50

ASTROPHYTUM  

Interesting plants, most are covered with white "spots"

Pot Size

Price

asterias

Body flat to dome shaped. Yellow flowers, red centre. Large plants - FEW

16

£25

capricorne 

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

12

£7.50

capricorne v. crassispinum

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

6.5

£3

myriostigma

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

6.5

£2

myriostigma nudans

The plain green form without white spots. Large columnar plants, flowering May

14

£17.50

myriostigma v. coahuillense

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

6.5

£3

myriostigma fa.”onzuka

4 or 5 ribs, densely white flecked plants with interesting markings. Some grafted @ £6

6.5

£6

myrio. v. quadricostata

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

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

myrio. v. “tricostata

White spotted, 3 ribbed plants, unusual. Grafted

6.5

£6

quadricostata v. nutans

Glossy green 4 ribbed plants, no white spots – unusual form

6.5

£3

ornatum

Nice white spotted form with strong brown/yellow spines. Various sizes available

6.5 =>10.5

£2 => £6.50

BLOSSFELDIA

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

Pot Size

Price

pedicillata (grafted)

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

8.5

£6

COPIAPOA

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

Pot Size

Price

atacamensis

From Botija, about 500m from the ocean. Grey stems cluster with age - FEW

6.5

Sold

barquitensis

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

8.5

£4

bridgesii Lau829

Green bodied, clustering with age. Long brown spines & yellow flowers

8.5

Sold

cinerascens BH64.01

Smaller, clustering olive green coloured bodies

6.5

Sold

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 - FEW

6.5

£4

fiedleriana BH69.01

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

6.5

£4

grandiflora BH62.02

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

6.5

£4

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

£4

hypogea “lizard skin”

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

6.5

£4

megarhiza BH65.01

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

6.5

Sold

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

elephantidens

Large flowers – nice big fat glossy green pants, lots of wool in axils

12.5

£12.50

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

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”! From £4.50

10.5

£4.50

grusonii  v. alba

Spines are a glassy white. Most of our plants are clusters. Various sizes from £4.50

10.5

£4.50

grusonii v. inermis

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

10.5

£6.50

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 1m

Pot Size

Price

adustus

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

8.5

£3

amoenus JLH950741

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

6.5

£3

brandegei

Multi-stemmed plants with white & black dagger like spines. Just clustering

6.5

Sold

engelmannii JLH950812

A northern form with black & white spines, cold tolerant

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

fitchii

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

8.5

£3

fitchii v. albertii

Similar to above, but much darker spines, easy flowering large pink flowers

8.5

£3

gentryi   Lau 087                   

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

10.5

£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

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

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

10.5

£4.50

triglochidiatus JLH950825

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

10.5

£4.50

triglochidiatus inermis

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

8.5

£4.50

weinbergii

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

8.5

£4

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

6.5

£3

lloydii

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

6.5

£2

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

FEROCACTUS

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

Pot Size

Price

emoryi

Nice blue-bodied plants with vibrant red spines – grows large

6.5 : 12

£2 : £6.50

glaucescens v. inermis

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

16

Sold

gracilis

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

6.5 : 16

£2 : £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 1m high!

10.5

£4.50

latispinus

Flat growing, broad yellow spines. Flowers pink/white,  plants ex 16cm pots @ £10

8.5 : 10

£3 : £6.50

macrodiscus

Flat growing plant with acute ribs. Flowering size  plants ex 18cm pots @ £20

8.5 : 12.5

£3 : £6.50

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 : 8.5

£2 : £3

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

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 : 8.5

£4 : £6.5

GYMNOCALYCIUM

South American group, mostly small flattened plants

Pot Size

Price

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

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

8.5 : 12.5

£4 : £6.50

LOBIVIA

(inc. Chamaecereus) Mostly 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

Moonglow” (Echinopsis)

Pale green body, short spines, nice cream coloured flower

6.5

Sold

sylvestrii cristate

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

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

sylvestrii hybrid #2

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

6.5

£2

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

£4

friccii

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

6.5

£4

jourdaniana

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

6.5

£6

williamsii

The common peyote. Spineless “dumplings” with tufts of hairs. Pink flowers

6.5

£4

williamsii caespitosa

A densely clustering form with many small heads around a larger, flowering sized one

6.5

£6

MAMMILLARIA

Miniature plants to large clustering sorts, generally free flowering

Pot Size

Price

albilananta

Pretty, short white spined plants with dark pink flowers & lots of wool in the axils

8.5

£4

bocasana multilanata cv.

Cristate stems with lots of white wool and hooked red spines. Pale yellow flowers

8.5

£4

camptotricha

“Birds nest” form with long, thin yellow, bristly curved spines

6.5

£2

camptotricha var.

Very attractive "Mme. Marnier" form with short, yellow, strongly curved spines

6.5

£2

candida

Solitary globular plants that can reach football size. Pink & white spines, pink flowers

10.5

£4.50

celsiana

White radial spines, yellow centrals. Plant globular while young

6.5

£2

duweii

Pubescent white spines on small clustering bodies. Bright yellow flowers

8.5

£3

elegans

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

8.5

£3

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 beginner plant

6.5

£2

hidalgensis var. inermis

Unusual, pale green spineless plant, dark red flowers!

8.5

£3

huitzlipotchlii

Solitary, olive green stems with short brown pectinate spines & tiny red flowers – Nice!

6.5

£4

lasiacantha

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

6.5

£4

laui

Short, white spined form, many deep pink flowers. Starting to form clusters

8.5

£3

magnifica cristate

Contorted stems covered with fine white spines, occasional hooked centrals

12

£7.50

magnimamma

Glossy dark green body, short spines. Will make large clusters eventually

8.5

£3

marksiana

Nice globular plants with bright yellow spines & flowers

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

matudae

Taller growing plant, olive green body with pectinate brown spines.

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

matudae cristate

Fat contorted stems, attractive spines, ex 12cm bowls

12

£7.50

napina

Big dark red flowers. Short, glassy spines, large taproot.  Flowering April/May

8.5

£5

nejapensis

Globular, clustering with age. Long white spines, yellow flowers

10.5

£4

parkinsonii

Eventually clustering, stems covered with stiff white spines

6.5

£2

pectinifera

(Solisia pectinata) Beautiful white spined plants on own roots. Another “golf ball”!

6.5

£4

perez de la rosa

Pretty, pink flowered plants. White radial spines, hooked black centrals

6.5

£3

plumosa

Clusters of stems covered in dense soft white spines, white flowers

8.5

£3

sanchez mejoradae

Tiny heads covered with plumose white spines, pinl flowers. Grafted

6.5

£4

scheideana

Tap rooted. Golden yellow spines, dark green body, yellow flowers

8.5

£3

schwarzii

Fine, glassy white spines covering small clustering heads. Tiny yellow flowers

12

Sold

senilis (Mammilopsis)

Fine covering of hooked white spines. Large red flowers. Cold hardy

8.5

£4

“Uno Pico”

From a M. magnifica sport, solitary central spines, red flowers

6.5

£2

viescensis

Similar to a lasiacantha but with occasional strong straight central spine