General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Cactus/Succulent
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Other: Magenta
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Resistances: |
Drought tolerant
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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- Texas Cone Cactus
- Chihuahuan Beehive Cactus
- Neolloydia
- Mammillaria
- Accepted: Cochemiea conoidea
- Synonym: Neolloydia conoidea
- Synonym: Neolloydia conoidea var. texensis
- Synonym: Neolloydia conoidea var. ceratites
- Synonym: Neolloydia conoidea var. grandiflora
Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Sep 9, 2019 6:06 PM concerning plant:
Small, low-growing, solitary or offsetting cactus from the Chihuahuan Desert with purple-pink flowers. It has conical, furrowed tubercles with 0-1 central spines and 15-16 radial spines.
The genus is associated with Mammillaria and has dimorphic areoles with an areolar groove. It has been subsumed into 7 different genera over the course of its nearly 100 year history, and several former Neolloydia species are currently part of Sclerocactus. Neolloydia currently includes 2 species.
This widespread species occurs from southwest Texas well into several states of north-central Mexico, with a few named varieties. This species formerly included the now distinct N. matehualensis, a plant with 2 central spines and 10 radial spines from a small range south of Matehuala, and some consider the latter plant as part of conoidea in a monotypic genus.
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