Melocactus azureus ferreophilus Size:4" Pot solitary or clustering when the

solitary or clustering when the main head is about 5-7 cm in diameter and producing a patch over time

and dark red during the spring blooming season

the succulent is native to Mexico and offers a dormancy of winters

keeping the roots happy and healthy

covered with fine bristles

Melocactus azureus ferreophilus Size:4" Pot solitary or clustering when theOrigin and Habitat: Melocactus ferreophilus is a narrowly endemic species restricted to a very small area less than 100 km2 in central Bahia, Brazil. Habitat: The species grows on raised, exposed limestone outcrops in caatinga forest. It is critically endangered, occuring at a single location, with four subpopulations, two of them are probably extinct, and there is continuing decline in the number of mature individuals and subpopulations, mainly from