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| Astrophytum myriostigma 'multicostatum' hardy to about 19 degrees. |
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| Rain lilies Zephyranthes grandiflora (rosea) and my prized seed grown Heart-leaf Hibiscus. |
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| I purchased this cactus at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas. Wildseed Farms is a great day trip from Austin and a fun destination nursery that has hard to find native wildflower seeds, a large selection of pottery, garden art, ice cream, and occasionally cactus. |
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| This cactus came to me unlabeled but my best guess says its part of the Lobivia ancistrophora ssp. arachnacantha clan. It is surprisingly hardy to about 18 degrees. Originally I was bit over zealous related to its hardiness and I propagated about 20 cuttings and was growing them "hard" in outdoor pots. When 18 degrees came around all the smaller ones died and only this large well established one survived, lesson learned, small offsets require winter protection. |
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| Apparently there are many other colors of Lobivia arachnacantha (white, yellow, pink, orange), I would love to have some more of these. It is a guaranteed bloomer and usually displays flowers several times a year. It also freely produces more of itself which is rare for a hardy cactus with colorful blooms. |
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| Arachnacantha phobia? Apparently the spider-like spines give us the variety name. |
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