Stenocactus vaupelianus in 5 Inch Live Cactus Pandora

Stenocactus vaupelianus in 5 Inch Live Cactus PandoraOrigin and Habitat: Mexico (Hidalgo) Description: Stenocactus vaupelianus is a well known in horticulture cactus species with a pale green epidermis, denser and thinner white radial spines, yellow to tan coloured spines and yellowish flowers. However its classification is controversial and all available informations about this taxon can only be described as contradictory, and most of the the plants labelled Stenocactus vaupelianus dont fits at all the

coarse sand

and Querétaro

no full sun for young plants

These are cute little woodland themed air plant terrariums/ornaments

They can vary in size but typically range from pea-sized to marble-sized

These will be grower's choice

Spines: with red and yellow bands or reddish or brownish

Pots: It needs a relatively shallow pot to accommodate its fibrous roots and provide  very good drainage

Flowers appear in fall and are red/pink

giving it a unique and textured appearance

This is for the ~10" cutting shown shipped bare root

sometime absent on juvenile specimen