Thanks for your comments Rod and Cidermanrolls. I originally acquired this plant from the Copiapoa National Collection at Chester Zoo labelled Copiapoa hypogaea FK444. An admittedly cursory review, firstly from Ralph Martins Field Number database showed FK444 to be a collection by Fred Katterman whi...

In flower today.

These are currently in flower. 59DC7CD0-8C36-4FC4-886E-41222CBBDBE5.jpeg F933D173-E168-44E6-9AE4-C4FE021134C8.jpeg 1628AF74-DC1C-4601-B56F-AA890E0EE9B5.jpeg Last year before lockdown I was looking at the cacti in a local Garden Centre with my head full of the usual criticisms when I spotted what loo...

And more!

It could well be some sort of hybrid. The rescued plants I believe all came from supermarket/garden centre purchases.

Thanks everyone. Stuart, I originally kept it in my conservatory (not letting THAT in my greenhouse) but in my minds eye it flowered more red than it is now, hence albilosa. It has longer spines than my original muscula, larger heads and much more floriferous. My original muscula may be a bit tired ...

This was given to me by a friend whose mother had a small cactus collection in her porch before she passed away. This (and the others )had been ignored for 12 months or more and was a red spider mite heaven. A bit of surgery and a lot of TLC and when it flowered last year I tentatively identified it...

I now have four. A few years old from seed.

Bought as Weingartia. Formerly Sulcorebutia.

Favourite for today - and many days really. But when this stops flowering I will have another favourite.