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Species

Description

Pot Size

Price

AREQUIPA

Short columnar plants from Chile

cm

GBP

Sp. AWC 152

Densely coated in brown/grey spines, about 8cm tall.

6.5

£4

ARIOCARPUS

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

Pot Size

Price

agavoides (Neogomesia)

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

6.5

£4

fissuratus

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

6.5

£4

bravoanus ssp. hintonii

Fissured, dark green triangular tubercles becoming shorter with age. Just flowering size

6.5

£12.50

kotschoubeyanus

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

6.5

£4

Kotschoubeyanus albiflorus

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

6.5

£12.50

kots.  elephantidens

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

6.5

£12.50

retusus SB68

Nice, longer tubercled form of A. retusus, 10 year old plants.

6.5

£4

retusus var. furfuraceus

Fat grey tubercles with roughened surface, 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

ASTROPHYTUM                         

Interesting plants, most are covered with white "spots"

Pot Size

Price

asterias

“Sand Dollars” –body flat to dome shaped. Yellow flowers, red centre. Flowering sized.

8.5 : 10.5

£6 : £10

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

£2

capricorne var. crassispinum

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

6.5 : 8.5

£2 : £3

caput-medusae (digitostigma)

Looks nothing like an Astrophytum except for the flowers! Grafted – VERY FEW! -

6.5

£30

myriostigma

Flowering size, “Bishops Cap” Larger plants available 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

myriostigma 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

£2 : £3

AZTEKIUM

Unusual shaped plants thought to be reminiscent of Aztec art

Pot Size

Price

hintoni 

Largest growing Aztekium form, grafted, ex 6.5cm pots.

6.5

£6.50

ritteri

Flowering size plants just starting to cluster, on short Harrisia stocks.

6.5

£7.50

COPIAPOA

We expect to have many more species available from late summer 2008

Pot Size

Price

barquitensis

Red bodied plants when young, straight black spines

8.5

£4

bridgesii L829

Young plants have red bodies, straight straw coloured spines.

8.5

£4

haseltoniana

Young plants with golden bodies/spines, become chalky with age.

6.5 : 8.5

£3 : £4

lauii

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

6.5

£3

SP. AWC796 (coquimbana)

Fat red/green plants, mostly with curved black spines.

8.5

£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

mcdougallii (Ortegocactus)

Fat blue/green body, black spines, yellow flowers. Grafted.

6.5

£4

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

albispinus (zehntneri)

Untidy long straw coloured spines, scented white flowers. Needs ericaceous compost

6.5