Coryphantha recurvata Silene Goldenseal emerges with two pleated

Goldenseal emerges with two pleated green leaves atop an 18" tall stalk

Dioon merolae

Although tolerant of average-to-dry soils

very blue plants with an extraordinary number of teeth (for the species)

Unless an extremely cold winter burns back the foliage

Coryphantha recurvata Silene Goldenseal emerges with two pleatedCoryphantha recurvata is a small barrel cactus native to the mountains (up to 6,000' elevation) of Southern Arizona, which has thrived for us in the humid, rainy southeast US. Coryphantha recurvata forms prolifically offsetting mounds of 6" tall x 10" wide barrels, each adorned in yellow, downward aimed spines. The barrels are topped with a mass of small yellow flowers, starting for us in mid summer.