Halloween Cactus ~ Black Mini Purple Barrel Cactus ~ Neochilenia Huascensis Eriosyce Crispa ~ Rare Succulent Plant from Chile ~ Seed Grown

Halloween Cactus ~ Black Mini Purple Barrel Cactus ~ Neochilenia Huascensis Eriosyce Crispa ~ Rare Succulent Plant from Chile ~ Seed Grown

This deep black and purple flushing cactus has a range of blooms colors. A hardy cactus that can easily be hard grown and is drought and frost tolerant. Ethical seed grown specimens from Tucson, Arizona.

Origin and habitat: East of Huasco. It grows in coastal areas where very little else grows. It's a very drought tolerant species. Eriosyce crispa var. huascensis is a flattened to slightly cylindrical cactus, slowly growing up to 10 cm in diameter. It is one of the local forms of the variable Eriosyce crispa that distinguishes for its stiff, needle-like spines, only 6-8 radials, and 10-12 ribs. It is quite variable and plants with different flowers' colors are found in cultivation.