Mammillaria guelzowiana Clumping plant! Caudiciform Leaves are fleshy

Leaves are fleshy

Leaves are green at first but become dark red in high light

but the hair is the main attraction

wavy blue green to gray leaves

almost hairy dark red and yellow flowers

Mammillaria guelzowiana Clumping plant! Caudiciform Leaves are fleshyMammillaria guelzowiana Family: Cactaceae. Probably my favorite of all Mammillarias! It has wooly white hair, black hooked spines and big magenta flowers. These are some of the prettiest flowers in the genus and the plant is quite attractive even when not in flower. Takes normal cactus care except it is more sensitive to overwatering than most. Water when the soil dries out in the summer and keep dry all winter. Protect from frost. This is a larger