Family Cactaceae Tribe Cacteae Rank Species | Subtribe Cactinae | |
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Similar Mammillaria bombycina, Mammillaria parkinsonii, Mammillaria spinosissima, Mammillaria carmenae, Mammillaria elongata | ||
Mammillaria geminispina (twin spined cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to central Mexico. It grows to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) broad. The clustering spherical stems, 8 cm in diameter, are covered in white down and white spines. Carmine pink flowers are borne in summer and autumn.
Cultivation
M. geminispina is one of several Mammillaria species to be cultivated. In temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
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