Perennials, Tropicals > Mammillaria > Mammillaria bombycina > Mammillaria bombycina
Mammillaria bombycina
Silken Pincushion
Origin: Eastern Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Mammillaria |
| Species |
| bombycina |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 8 |
| Height |
| 0.3 m |
| Spread |
| 0.3 - 0.6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Rock gardens, containers, arid gardens, potted patio or indoor plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose but well-draining cactus mix, loamy or sandy soil in full sun. Repot annually to encourage new growth. |
| Shape |
| Upright erect. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Dry slopes and rocky outcroppings. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth succulent flesh covered by a thick wooly covering of hair-like fibres. Areoles insignificant, 2 mm in diameter with 1 - 3 long thin spines. Bodies are depressed globose in shape. |
| Flower Description |
| Small, open cup-shaped flowers appear along the apex like a crown. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green succulent flesh, creamy-white wooly fibres, dark blackish-brown spines and magenta to golden yellow flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth, thorny. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Division. |
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