Melocactus azureus v. ferreophilus Cactus The caudex is brown and

The caudex is brown and mostly smooth when young but in time becomes cracked and fissured

I have no experience with frost on this species so please do your research if you want to grow it outdoors in cold climates

Allauaudia procera A wonderfully strange plant from the arid regions of Madagascar

The flowers are just a few millimeters wide but it flowers regularly during the warmer months unlike a lot of the showier Stapeliads that bloom once a year or so

They have some of the biggest spines of any Gymnocalycium

Melocactus azureus v. ferreophilus Cactus The caudex is brown andMelocactus azureus var. ferreophilus This is a nice cephallium forming species with green to blue green skin. It looks and grows like normal cactus several years but once it gets big enough the main plant stops growing but produces a large hairy inflorescence that continues to grow for the rest of the life of the plant. Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself. This is more tropical than most succulents so it doesn't like cold