Melocactus azureus v. ferreophilus Mesemb Tylecodons are winter growers

Tylecodons are winter growers

neohumberii

this is a rarely seen variety of this popular species

Stays fairly small (6" or less) and clumps in time

Melocactus azureus v. ferreophilus Mesemb Tylecodons are winter growersMelocactus azureus var. ferreophilus This is a nice cephallium forming species with green to blue green skin. It looks and grows like normal cactus several years but once it gets big enough the main plant stops growing but produces a large hairy inflorescence that continues to grow for the rest of the life of the plant. Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself. This is more tropical than most succulents so it doesn't like cold