Mammillaria prolifera vibrant magenta The cactus is fast-growing initially

The cactus is fast-growing initially but later

Partial shade during the hottest part of the day can also help protect it in extremely hot climates

the plant can grow about 20 to 25 centimetres in height

the seeds should germinate and grow into new plants

The stem can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter and 70 centimetres tall

Mammillaria prolifera vibrant magenta The cactus is fast-growing initiallyMammillaria prolifera is a low growing cactus, commonly branching to form colonies often 6 dm in diameter. The species occurs very widely from Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Len, Quertaro, San Luis Potos and Tamaulipas), the USA (Texas), Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. The typical subspecies prolifera occurs throughout much of the Caribbean. Growth Rate It is a small growing, but easily flowering species. It offset from the base and can fill a 25 cm