Mammillaria bocasana 'Powder Puff Cactus' low light though its growth will be

though its growth will be limited by factors such as level of sunlight exposure and pot size

undulating ridges and tan wooly tubercles from which clusters of creamy spines emerge

it is important to shield the stems from frost

and can even result in rich maroon flushing along the upper margins of each fan-like stem

Mammillaria bocasana 'Powder Puff Cactus' low light though its growth will beAn adorable addition to any sunny windowsill, it is easy to see how Mammillaria boscana Powder Puff got its common name. The rounded, bluish green stems are covered in tubercles from which a profusion of white hairs emerge, coating the entire plant in a puffy layer of cottony texture while reaching out even beyond this layer is a series of rusty brown spines that curve at the end, similar to a shepherds crook. Last but not least, during the spring and