Five-Spine Rating - 3^?

Yes - small container size plant. This variety will occupy a small flower pot comfortably and remain a manageable sized house plant.

This variety will do their best as houseplants with lots of sun and they become stressed with inadequate light which could result in poor health or even death.

Yes - does well with cool winter time temperatures. This variety will tolerate temperatures down below 50 °F. if the roots are kept dry, and will do very well in a home with energy saving thermostat setting.

This variety stores much of its water in the root system and will need a large or deep pot to accommodate their extensive roots.

Yes - flowers easily as a house plant. This variety is likely to flower as a house plant, but results will depend on a variety of growing conditions.

Good locations

Potential living space locations include a South window, or perhaps a three to four seasons room that receives plenty of sun light. This species will tolerate very cool days and cold nights, but will need the temperatures to remain above 15 °F. If this variety is to be set outdoors during the growing season it needs to be in a location with plenty of sun and will tolerate lots of rain.

Size

Two inch plant that grows very slowly and perhaps after half a century it may be six or up to eight inches across.

Ancestry

Texas & New Mexico and northern Mexico: Coahuila, Chihuahua & Durango

Plant Origin

A greenhouse in Arizona.

Photo

Purchase price includes an Ariocarpus fissuratus potted in a terra cotta pot, and all plants are grown in their pots for at least one growing season before they are sold. All other items in photo are for demonstration purposes only, and the monopoly dogs are shown as a size & scale reference.

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