Stenocactus sp. RI8 Caudiciform Takes normal cactus care except

Takes normal cactus care except it is more sensitive to overwatering than most

One of the few "Old Man" type cacti that doesn't become tall and columnar

In good light the color is a deep blood red mixed with orange highlights

This reminds me a lot of the far more expensive Coryphantha elephantidens inermis (but with curved spines)

or show strongly the price will more properly reflect a plant with such a unique coloration

Stenocactus sp. RI8 Caudiciform Takes normal cactus care exceptStenocactus sp. RI8 Also known as Echinofossulocactus. One of my personal favorite genera of cacti. It almost looks more like a piece of art than a plant! The cactus is covered in wavy ribs and long spines. The plant will grow upright in time but stays small enough to be a potted plant even when mature. Flowers are pink with darker central stripes. It is one of the very first cacti to bloom in the late winter or early spring. Mature plants retain