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M. bocasana var. multilanata  forma cristata
This  plant has long white furry hairs and very few (if not any) central hooked spines.

 

Cultivation: It is a  rapid growing crest that does very well on its own roots. Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater (very rot prone) Use pot with good drainage and a very porous potting media, keep dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry, hardy as low as -5° C.  Outside full sun or afternoon shade; inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. A big clump can be produced in a very few years.

Propagation: Division of larger clumps in spring or summer.

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Mammillaria bocasana multilanata forma cristata Hort (This is an horticultural name)

Scientific Name: Mammillaria bocasana
First description by Poselger, Allg. Gartenz 21: 94 (1853)

Common Names include: Powder Puff Cactus snowball cactus; powderpuff cactus; fishhooks.

Origin: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)
 

Cultivation: It is a  rapid growing crest that does very well on its own roots. Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater (very rot prone) Use pot with good drainage and a very porous potting media, keep dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry, hardy as low as -5° C.  Outside full sun or afternoon shade; inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. A big clump can be produced in a very few years.

Propagation: Division of larger clumps in spring or summer.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Mammillaria bocasana.

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