Melocactus violaceus Crassulaceae A nice caudiciform shrub or

A nice caudiciform shrub or woody vine from East Africa with red and green mottled stems

Please note: This is a winter growing plant so it tends to put on most of the growth when the weather is cool

Forms numerous short stems that tend to lean over

non-descript plant when out of bloom

In warm conditions it may survive the winter

Melocactus violaceus Crassulaceae A nice caudiciform shrub orMelocactus violaceus Family: Cactaceae. A nice cephallium forming cactus. When young (as they are now) they seem like a regular green cactus 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 cacti so it doesn't like cold weather and it also