Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Two pale pinks

Our world tour of cacti continues with two very pretty and understated species.

First up is Mammillaria perez-de-la-rosae, native to central Mexico.  I really like the strong contrast between the white spines and hooked brown spines on this one.  (I just noticed that I need to pot this one a bit higher so it's not so far below the rim.)

Mammillaria perez-de-la-rosae

The flowers are unobtrusive, but prettily streaked with pale pink.

Mammillaria perez-de-la-rosae

The second for today is Mammillaria lenta, native to northern Mexico.  This has slightly larger pink striped flowers.

Mammillaria lenta

The spines are relatively long and glassy white, criss-crossing each other close to the body of the plant.  Very pretty.

Mammillaria lenta

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