Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Caudiciform They then produce pink flowers

They then produce pink flowers in late summer or early fall

I believe this is the same as C

It is shown growing in a 3" pot

Plants clump readily when mature

Melocactus violaceus Family: Cactaceae

Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Caudiciform They then produce pink flowersLeuchtenbergia principis One of the strangest looking of all cacti! It has the longest tubercles of any cactus (rivaled only by Astrophytum caput medusae)! They are the long arms that make up this plant. In a normal cactus they are just the small bumps that the spines are born on. The spines in this cactus are long and look fierce, but are actually quite thin and bendable. You don't have to worry about poking yourself on them. Takes normal cactus