Mammillaria guelzowiana Mesemb The leaves are gray green

The  leaves are gray green with brown pointed tips

giving a very attractive caudiciform look (see last picture)

but once the cephalium starts growing (as this plant is just starting to do) it stops growing its green stem and only produces the head for the rest of its life

especially during the heat of summer

Mammillaria guelzowiana Mesemb The leaves are gray greenMammillaria guelzowiana Family: Cactaceae. Probably my favorite of all Mammillarias! It has wooly white hair, black hooked spines and big magenta flowers. These are some of the prettiest flowers in the genus and the plant is quite attractive even when not in flower. Takes normal cactus care except it is more sensitive to overwatering than most. Water when the soil dries out in the summer and keep dry all winter. Protect from frost. You will receive a