Five-Spine Rating - 3^?

Yes - small container size plant. This variety will occupy a small flower pot comfortably and remain a manageable sized house plant.

This variety will do their best as houseplants with lots of sun and they become stressed with inadequate light which could result in poor health or even death.

Yes - does well with cool winter time temperatures. This variety will tolerate temperatures down below 50 °F. if the roots are kept dry, and will do very well in a home with energy saving thermostat setting.

This variety stores much of its water in the root system and will need a large or deep pot to accommodate their extensive roots.

Yes - flowers easily as a house plant. This variety is likely to flower as a house plant, but results will depend on a variety of growing conditions.

Good locations

Potential living space locations include; East, West or South windows and three to four season rooms with partial shade are good, but this plant really needs to be out if full sun in the growing seasons. This species will tolerate very cool days and cold nights, but will need the temperatures to remain above 20 °F. If this variety is to be set outdoors during the growing season it needs to be in a location with plenty of sun and will tolerate lots of rain if it is kept in the growing medium included in this flower pot.

Size

Three inch plant and may grow without spines to about eight inches across and twenty four inches high.

Ancestry

Mexico, highlands of central northern places.

Plant Origin

A greenhouse in Iowa.

Photo

Purchase price includes a Astrophytum myriostigma potted in a terra cotta pot, and all plants are grown in their pots for at least one growing season before they are sold. All other items in photo are for demonstration purposes only, and the monopoly dogs are shown as a size & scale reference. The Kambaba Jasper and Garnet necklace in this photo is from Ann's Gemstone Creations: Elegant Sterling Silver and Semi-Precious Stone Necklaces, Bracelets and Earrings.

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