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Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. GODZILLA (COTTON FLOCK type)
This is a n unusual very woolly form of the famouse Japanese cultivar "GODZILLA"
The rough tubercles epidermis is almost concealed by the dense long hairs .
 

Cultivation: It is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although  grows extremely slowly. The plants need deep pots to accommodate the napiform unit formed by the stem base and the rootstock (or they will often simply crack your pots), , and a loose mineral soil with a well-drained substrate. They need a good amount of light. Watering can be done weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough, with a little fertilizer added. Kept this way, plants will show a healthy, although slow growth.
Propagation: By seeds, remembering that  seedlings dislike strong light and dry conditions  and need to be repotted frequently. Eventually, as they become mature, they attain a maximum size of 20 to 25 cm. But plants are often grafted to accelerate growth as they would generally take at least a decade to reach maturity on their own, but the grafted plants are typical rather tall growing, compared with plants on their own roots that are usually more flat to the ground. It  starts blooming at the age of 8-12 years.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Ariocarpus fissuratus/bravoanus  complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms whit several controversial varieties and subspecies):

• A. fissuratus
• A. fissuratus cv. GODZILLA
• A. fissuratus cv. GODZILLA COTTON FLOCK type
• A. fissuratus forma mostruosa
• A. bravoanus
• A. bravoanus ssp. hintonii
• A. intermedius (A. fissuratus var. intermedius)
• A. lloydii (A. fissuratus var. lloydii)

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Scientific name: Ariocarpus fissuratus (Engelm.) K. Schum.
CV. GODZILLA  (COTTON FLOCK type)

Origin:  Japan (Nursery produced cultivar)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix I.
 

Sought by collectors seedling can up to 50 years to reach full growth of 15cm in diameter. For this reason the plants are frequently grafted to speed up the growth.

The standard GODZILLA and the COTTON FLOCK type.

 

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