Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Crassulaceae The red spines fade with

The red spines fade with age

Plant stays low and spreads slowly

It is shown growing in a 6

It is a something of a winter grower so give it more moisture in the cooler months and hold back on the water in the summer

The flowers are small and orange red

Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Crassulaceae The red spines fade withLeuchtenbergia 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