This listing is for 5 Balloon Cactus (Notocactus magnificus) seeds. This is a rare cactus plant species.
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We only sell freshly harvested seeds from small time growers, hobbyists and collectors.
Parodia magnifica is still known in cultivation with its old name Eriocactus magnificus, is a bluish-green geometric globular cactus with wool that grows in clusters and produce absolutely brilliant yellow flowers. These cacti develop a slight depression on the crown, which may become distorted with age.
Habit: Plants at first solitary, forming large clustering mounds in time.
Stems: Globose, becoming short cylindrical with age, blue- green, glaucous, oblique apically. It grows 30 (or more) cm high and 7-15 cm in diameter.
Ribs: 11-15, straight, symmetrical, acute.
Areoles: White at first, later yellowish close together or almost contiguous.
Spines: 12-15 or more, bristle-like, thin, flexible, goldens yellow, 8-20 mm long.
Flowers: Borne several at a time apically, funnel-shaped, sulphur yellow, 4,5-5,5 cm long and in diameter; pericarpels with dense white wool and brownish bristles.
Blooming season: Flowering occurs in summer through early fall and will bloom several times during warm weather.
Fruits: Globose, pink, to 1 cm in diameter.
Seeds: Obovoid to club shaped, reddish brown, spiny tuberculate.
This listing is for freshly harvestly seeds only.
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