Mammillaria

This diverse genus grow through out the western United States and parts of Mexico. They grow in a wide range of soil, temperature and light conditions, but most of them grow in mountain regions. There are a lot of different shapes sizes and spine colors in this group and a wide range of flower colors too. Many of them will flower well as house plants and they usually form a distinct ring of small flowers around the top of the stems. Some of them grow as a singular stem while others will spread with offsetting shoots, and as house plants many species grow faster than many other globular varieties.

Click on the thumbnails below to view the individual species and for purchasing information.

5spine.gifMammillaria elongata
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5spine.gifMammillaria gracilis
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5spine.gifMammillaria thornberi
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