Flowering now - Blossfeldia

[Hedge]

This little Blossfeldia is flowering its heart out, as is the self set seedling at its foot, despite the fact that there is damage to the root stock

[Greenlarry]

Cool looking cactus! Looks tricky to grow.

[Hedge]

Actually, Larry it's really easy - I am careful to keep it frost free and dry over the winter, but otherwise its watered occasionally and seems fine. It's one I inherited from Tony Johnston

[rodsmith]

Excellent Heather. Lovely flowers. I was surprised to see the flower on the seedling. How old is it? I thought Blossfeldias were really slow growing.

[Tony R]

Excellent, Heather; by far the best way to grow Blossfeldia from seed - let it do it all itself! Growing hundreds of them in a 2in sq. pot and then trying to transplant them is an absolute nightmare fraught with potential disaster.

[Ross M]

Lovely Heather Have you tried rooting any of the heads?

[highland.hermit]

oh what a pretty and cute looking little cactus. yet another to my wants list

[Daniel]

Love these plants! Wish I had one but they seem pretty illusive around here.

[ralphrmartin]

This would be one of the few cacti I would be dubious about trying to degraft. A seed grown Blossfeldia is a bit like an iceberg - most is invisible. You can get the idea by picturing a button atop your thumb. The thumb is the root, out of site below ground, and the button is the green bit you see. I very much doubt if rooting a head down would work - and even if it did, I doubt if you would get a tap root form.

OK now, someone, please contradict me, and tell me you have done it...

[Phil_SK]

OK now, someone, please contradict me, and tell me you have done it...

Yes, please do, as I'm trying to root some at the moment!