Coryphantha delicata SEEDS

Coryphantha delicata seeds grow into the delicate coryphantha — a small, globose cactus endemic to north-eastern Mexico. IUCN Least Concern. The epithet delicata means 'delicate' (from Latin), referring to the refined appearance. Produces a dark green, globose to hemisphaerical body to 5 cm high and 6 cm across; conical tubercles arranged in 8–13 spiralling rows, each bearing a groove extending almost to its base — a distinctive Coryphantha character; woolly depressions between tubercles; slender stiff spines; yellow flowers from the woolly crown. Family Cactaceae.

Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; NE Mexico conditions.

• 'Delicata' = delicate (Latin; refined appearance; small globose to 5 cm); NE Mexico; dark green; grooved tubercles in 8–13 spirals; yellow flowers; IUCN LC
• Globose to 5 cm × 6 cm; dark green; 8–13 spiral grooved tubercles; slender spines; yellow crown flowers; NE Mexico; IUCN LC
• NE Mexico — desert/dry shrubland biome; delicate coryphantha; small endemic; IUCN Least Concern
• Genus Coryphantha: SW USA to Mexico; Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales
• Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; small; NE Mexico; IUCN LC; Cactaceae

Coryphantha delicata — the delicate coryphantha — is a small, refined species endemic to north-eastern Mexico, notable for the characteristic grooved tubercles arranged in tight spirals; IUCN Least Concern.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.