Neochilenia vexata

Neochilenia vexata

Altitude range: 600-950 meters above sea level.

Description: It is a spherical, sometimes branching cactus species barely protruding from the ground surface.

Flowers: Borne on young areoles, funnel form, 2 x 2 cm, scales of pericarpel and tube with dense woolly hairs and sometimes bristles, tube very short. Perianth pale yellow. Style and stigmas yellow.

Water Requirements:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz