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Mammillaria candida
Snowball Cactus
Origin: Mexico, especially the San Luis Potosi region.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Mammillaria |
| Species |
| candida |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Mammillaria sphaerotricha, Cactus sphaerotrichhus, Mammillaria candida sphaerotricha, Neomammillaria candida, Chilita candida, |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 2 - 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 35 - 40 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| The spines covering Mammillaria candida is so dense the cactus appears to look like a big snowball. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| The stem is spherical or oblate, flat or depressed at the top, 6- 8 cmm thick, 4-8 cm high. Solitary until fully developed and clustering when mature usually in the 5 or 6 season. The tubercles are close and rather slender, 1 cm long and generally up to 4 mm thick. The axils are very wooly with a tuft of white bristles. A white wool is present on the aeroles as well as many, short, uneven spines radiating irregularly. |
| Flower Description |
| Small, creamy white to a pale pink in colour, about 1 cm long, petals acute with a broad, pink, dorsal strip. Stamens, are pink with the styles being a deeper pink. The stigma has six pinkish-purple lobes. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is slender and red and contains, black, glossy seeds. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
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