Perennials, Tropicals > Mammillaria > Mammillaria elongata > Mammillaria elongata
Mammillaria elongata
Lady Finger Cactus
Origin: Central Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Mammillaria |
| Species |
| elongata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 |
| Height |
| 10 - 12 cm |
| Spread |
| 12 - 15 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| In potted succulent collections or in small indoor rock gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun in extremely well-draining soil. |
| Shape |
| Mounding to elongated when mature. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| No known pests or diseases. |
| Habitat |
| Grows in crevices between rocky outcroppings. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fleshy succulent with wooly spines. Growth spreads out like small elongated fingers. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green succulent flesh, orangey-brown wooly spikes. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Chelsea Physic Garden, London, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By offsets. |
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