Notocactus rutilans

Description for Notocactus Rutilans
Plant height: 0.5 – 0.8 inches
Plant spread: 2 – 4 inches
Notocactus rutilans is a synonym of Parodia mueller-melchersii. The plants are very free-flowering and self- fertile; producing many seeds. When in flower the whole plant shimmers with colour and it flowers when quite young.

The dull green, elongated spherical shoots reach heights of up to 8 centimetres and diameter of 6 centimetres. The areoles on them are white. The light golden yellow to lemon yellow to reddish flowers.

The flowers are very showy, 5 cm long, with much white wool along the tubes, and translucent petals, salmon to carmine-red shading to egg-yolk yellow in the centre.

Common name(s): Pink ball cactus
Flower colours: Light golden yellow to lemon yellow to reddish
Bloom time: Mid Spring, Late Spring/Early Summer
Max reachable height: Up to 50 cm
Difficulty to grow: Easy to grow