General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Scarlet Ball Cactus
  • Sweetheart Cactus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Parodia haselbergii
  • Synonym: Parodia haselbergii subsp. graessneri
  • Synonym: Brasilicactus elachisanthus
  • Synonym: Notocactus haselbergii

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-22

Date: 2020-01-06
A whole week since opening. Longest lasting cactus flower that i
Uploaded by Hamwild
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-05-28
Uploaded by Hamwild

Date: 2019-12-29
1 Day before pistil  is visible ,
Uploaded by HunterSThompson
Uploaded by Hamwild

Date: 2019-12-30
First morning of opening

Date: 2020-02-08
Second bloom from the cluster, from a head with yellowish  spines
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-05-17
Uploaded by Hamwild
Uploaded by Hamwild

Date: 2020-03-30
Tasteless, seeds are covered in slime, but otherwise it is hollow

Date: 2019-12-01
My own plant, very early stage bud
Uploaded by HunterSThompson
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-14
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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