Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-663.14.04
Astrophytum ornatum
English: Bishop's cap.
Region: Central Plateau of Mexico.
Botany: solitary, cylindrical, up to 2 metres high, 30 cm wide; woolly flakes; flowers in summer, ± 8 cm long long, canary yellow; easy to grow in a well drained soil; dark green; cold tolerant.