General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Viejita
  • Old Lady Cactus
  • Biznaga Vieja de la Sierra de Jalpan
  • Biznaga con Cerdas
  • Mammillaria

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2024-10-25
Basal branching, 4 inch pot
Location: Oia santorini
Date: 12 22 22
Location: Columbia, MO
Date: 2018-06-28
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2018-08-27
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-11-02
Two different forms.
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-30
Location: Botanical Garden of Prague
Date: 2015-05-05

Date: July 2018
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-05-13
Location: Hexham Alpine Garden Society show, Northumberland, England, UK 
Date: 2024-10-05
Mammillaria hahniana
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-30
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2017-05-17
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2018-08-27
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-19
Location: zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2015-02-21
This is a year-round house plant for me
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-07-23
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-21
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Location: Home
Date: 2022-06-08
Mail ordered one. (A previous one, was actually a Rebutia !)

Date: 2024-05-04
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-15
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2020-05-15

Date: 2021-08-07
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2013-09-01
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-22
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-22
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Uploaded by skopjecollection
Location: Pleasant Gtove, Utah
Date: 2011-10-28
Location: Tatton Park Flower Show 2009
Photograph by Mike Peel
Location: Poland. From my collection.

Date: 2016-09-09
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Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Sep 2, 2019 3:38 PM concerning plant:
    Small, spiny, usually clustering globose cactus with purplish red to pink flowers from north-central or northeastern Mexico. Extremely variable. Stems to 3-4 inches tall and wide. Some plants in cultivation are solitary and tend to grow larger stems. 1-4 central spines, reddish or white with reddish tips. Radial spines are fine and hairlike, and are sometimes missing. Red fruit. From Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, and Querétaro.

    Four formerly recognized subspecies can be distinguished based on differences in spines, flowers, and origin. These subspecies are no longer recognized, but the names can still be useful to distinguish cultivated forms.
Plant Events from our members
Macrocentra On March 26, 2021 Bloomed
Finished blooming.
ShawnSteve On July 14, 2022 Seeds germinated
Packet of #686 germinated. (Just may include, "superba" also.)
ShawnSteve On June 8, 2022 Obtained plant
A greenhouse grown, one. Just starting to produce offsets.
MySecretIslandGarden On August 15, 2022 Bloomed
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Blooms? by MaryE Nov 3, 2011 12:14 PM 3
Mammillaria hahniana by skopjecollection Apr 21, 2020 4:35 AM 0

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