Melocactus mix - 10 seeds
Melocactus mix - 10 seeds

Melocactus mix - 10 seeds

Regular price $4.99 $0.00 Unit price per

Melocactus (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's cap cactus, is a genus of cactus with about 30–40 species. They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the Andes down to southern Peru, and a concentration of species in northeastern Brazil.
Mature plants are easily recognizable by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex of the plant, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow. Since the red, wool-coated cephalium of the plant is similar to the Fez hat of the Turkish male citizens during the late Ottoman Empire, one name for the plant is Turk's cap cactus.
The fruits of Melocactus are pink and resemble the shape of pepper fruits. The fruits of this genus are edible, and in the wild, they are frequently dispersed by lizards and birds.
The picture is shown for illustration purposes only. It is a mix of seeds - the plants your seeds produce might be different than the one in the picture