Coryphantha recurvata Calamintha but quickly resprouts and will

but quickly resprouts and will reach 8-10' tall by the end of the season

the 20" tall x 36" wide clump of Yucca 'Golden Sword' is topped with 6' tall stalks of white

The floral tube is a bright clear red and the petals are bright yellow where they divide and reflex open at the throat of the floral tube

sort of like having mealy bugs without all the fuss

Coryphantha recurvata Calamintha but quickly resprouts and willCoryphantha recurvata is a small barrel cactus native to the mountains (up to 6,000' elevation) of Southern Arizona, which has thrived for us in the humid, rainy southeast US. Coryphantha recurvata forms prolifically offsetting mounds of 6" tall x 10" wide barrels, each adorned in yellow, downward aimed spines. The barrels are topped with a mass of small yellow flowers, starting for us in mid summer.