Mammillaria bocasana or guelzowiana?

njcactus · Post by **njcactus** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:51 am

I took this picture while repotting.

Thanks

Elena

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:44 am

i'd go with bocasana

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:58 am

I'd wait for a flower!

CP

iann · Post by **iann** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:33 am

I have to go with M. bocasana simply because it is easy to grow and easy to find including unlabeled in box stores, while M. guelzowiana is difficult and not common especially without a label. The bodies look very similar, but maybe the roots are different? I don't have any shots to compare the roots.

Post by **daiv** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:27 pm

I agree with that - M. bocasana is much more common. Mine also had big tuberous roots like that too.

njcactus · Post by **njcactus** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:13 am

Thanks a lots for help with ID

I guess M. bocasana is more likely as it came from our HD, I just thought may be one can tell for sure if roots are different

Too bad, M. guelzowiana has very cool flowers!

Elena

njcactus · Post by **njcactus** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:10 am

It bloomed!

M. bocasana roseiflora.

I like this plant so much, I got myself another form too: M. bocasana multilanata

Both plants about 1.5in in size. It is amazing that they bloom so small.

Elena

Lewis_cacti · Post by **Lewis_cacti** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:00 am

the roseiflora is trying even harder to be a guelzowiana

njcactus · Post by **njcactus** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:04 am

May be I should get M. guelzowiana too (for completeness

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How hard are they? I know they rot more easily compared to bocasana.
I think I am in love

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:46 am

guel... have prettier flowers. I haven't killed mine, ;yet managed to rot the bocasana.

Isometric · Post by **Isometric** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:19 am

I bought this last year. The label was Krainzia guelzowiana, it is now included in Mammillaria. I didn't notice much growth above soil level. But I couldn't believe how the much the root grew, from half a centimeter wide to about 4cm wide in just one year. I'm glad I decided to repot it.

2008

2009

hablu · Post by **hablu** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:16 am

here it is in happier days.
(managed to kill it)

Harry