Melocactus violaceus Crassulaceae Will produce pink flowers on

Will produce pink flowers on long stalks off and on throughout the growing season

puberulus Family: Aizoaceae

Forms numerous short stems that tend to lean over

non-descript plant when out of bloom

Melocactus violaceus Crassulaceae Will produce pink flowers onMelocactus violaceus Family: Cactaceae. A nice cephallium forming cactus. When young (as they are now) they seem like a regular green cactus but once it gets big enough the main plant stops growing but produces a large hairy inflorescence that continues to grow for the rest of the life of the plant. Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself. This is more tropical than most cacti so it doesn't like cold weather and it also