Melocactus ID

dw0rk1n · Post by **dw0rk1n** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:57 am

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I know it's a Melocactus, but a lot of them look so similar...

CactusFanDan · Post by **CactusFanDan** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:05 pm

Melo matanzanus.

dw0rk1n · Post by **dw0rk1n** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:23 pm

Yes, it looks similar, but matanzanus seems to have a tall cephalium. The one I have seems to be flat.

majcka · Post by **majcka** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:33 pm

dw0rk1n wrote:Yes, it looks similar, but matanzanus seems to have a tall cephalium. The one I have seems to be flat.

As far as I know cephalium will grow but cactus will not anymore.

Dixie Chicken · Post by **Dixie Chicken** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:46 pm

Definitely M. matanzanus. The cephalium on mine has grown over a half inch in the last year, but the body of the plant has stayed static. Pretty handy actually, never need to pot up again!

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:58 am

once a Melocactus gets its cephalium it stops growing the green flesh of the plant. Instead the cephalium continues to grow and can get much larger. So the cephalium starts out and grows taller.

dw0rk1n · Post by **dw0rk1n** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:51 pm

Thank you! It will be exciting to watch how it grows.

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