Local Ecotype
Perennial
Full to part sun
Dry to medium soil
3-6” tall
Blooms in summer
Diminutive cactus producing mounds of 2” pads. Pads are easily detached from the base, a feature evolved to attach to passing animals. Occasionally produces small yellow flowers. Extremely cold hardy with the world’s northernmost range of any cacti, stretching far into Canada.
Local Ecotype
Perennial
Full to part sun
Dry to medium soil
3-6” tall
Blooms in summer
Diminutive cactus producing mounds of 2” pads. Pads are easily detached from the base, a feature evolved to attach to passing animals. Occasionally produces small yellow flowers. Extremely cold hardy with the world’s northernmost range of any cacti, stretching far into Canada.