General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Mammillaria
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cochemiea blossfeldiana subsp. blossfeldiana
  • Synonym: Mammillaria blossfeldiana

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-06-16
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-08-31
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-06
Mammillaria blossfeldiana SB1487
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-06
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-06
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-05-03
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-27
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-23
Mammillaria blossfeldiana SB1487

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-05-17
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-06
Mammillaria blossfeldiana SB1487
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-16

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on May 26, 2019 1:20 PM concerning plant:
    Baja California endemic Mammillaria found on the Pacific coast near the border between BC and BCS, and on Cedros Island. Solitary or occasionally branched, with low-growing stems to 1-2 inches in diameter. 4 dark colored central spines, 3 straight and the lowest one longer and hooked. Pinkish white flowers and orange-red fruit.

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