Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Crassulaceae The red spines fade with

The red spines fade with age

lutea  A nice species with big clusters of beautiful bright yellow flowers with purple fringe

This is the rarer

These leaves are mostly gray but have irregular dark red to purplish spots

Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Crassulaceae The red spines fade withLeuchtenbergia principis One of the strangest looking of all cacti! It has the longest tubercles of any cactus (rivaled only by Astrophytum caput medusae)! They are the long arms that make up this plant. In a normal cactus they are just the small bumps that the spines are born on. The spines in this cactus are long and look fierce, but are actually quite thin and bendable. You don't have to worry about poking yourself on them. Takes normal cactus