Corallocarpus bainesii Mesemb Clumps heavily in time but

Clumps heavily in time but individual heads are small

An unusual looking species with elongated leaves that are fat and round in cross section

but it represents two years growth beyond my regular offering of the species

Mammillaria spinosissima cv

rarely available Japanese cultivar with brown leaves

Corallocarpus bainesii Mesemb Clumps heavily in time butCorrallocarpus bainesii Family: Curcurbitaceae. An attractive caudiciform vine with serrated, heart shaped leaves. The caudex is a combination of the taproot and the base of the stem. The caudex grows larger faster when the root portion is below the soil. Many growers keep the root buried for several years then raise it once the plant starts to mature. But it will form a caudex if the root is raised early, just slower. Vines can be trimmed to shape or