Leuchtenbergia principis Cactus Plant shown in a 2

Plant shown in a 2

succulentum but differs in the flowers and it seems to make more small branches (which is nicer in my opinion)

wavy green to purple (usually on the underside) leaves

These leaves are mostly gray but have irregular dark red to purplish spots

If grown outdoors protect from frost

Leuchtenbergia principis Cactus Plant shown in a 2Leuchtenbergia principis One of the strangest looking of all cacti! It has the longest tubercles of any cactus (rivaled only by Astrophytum caput medusae)! They are the long arms that make up this plant. In a normal cactus they are just the small bumps that the spines are born on. The spines in this cactus are long and look fierce, but are actually quite thin and bendable. You don't have to worry about poking yourself on them. Takes normal cactus