Mammillaria cv. Blando Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Hybrid?)
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Description: This odd plant was found by Ignazio Blando (Trapani, Sicily, Italy) in a batch of Mammillaria gueldelmanniana guirocobensis, obtained from seeds purchased from Khores (Germany).
This “strange” plant due its unique shape was soon grafted, it was evident that it was an hibrid. It was named Mammillaria cv. Blando (A short description was published on Cactus & Co Vol. II, 2, 1998). Afterwards one of the plant obtained from this first specimen produced a new and even more strange shoot, it was named Mammillaria cv. Chiara Blando (Published on Cactus & Co Vol. IX, 2, 115, 2005)
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria cultivars group
- Mammillaria cv. Blando I.Blando: Has very odd pectinated spines, that varies in number and density depending on clones.
- Mammillaria cv. Caterpincy: has very reduced bristly or absent spines. It offsets from the base to form a small cluster or mound. It is very similar to: Mammillaria crinita subs. painteri f. monstruosa (if not the same)
- Mammillaria cv. Cettina: It shows an abnormal uncoordinated form of vegetative growth, with a multitude of condensed lateral proliferation and plant looks more like a strange furry animal than a cactus.
- Mammillaria cv. Chiara Blando I.Blando: has extremely elongated areoles, 7-20 mm long and 3-5 mm broad, which are conspicuous, in relief, densely covered with dull white felt and few tiny white bristles.
- Mammillaria hybrid cv. Dolichothele x Un Pico: a supposed hybrid between a Dolichothele longimamma and Mammillaria spinosissima cv. Un Pico. It has orange and yellow central spines that are a thin, little flat, flexible but not hooked.
- Mammillaria hybrid cv. Toumeya x knippelianus: it is an improbable hybrid between a Toumeya papyracantha and Echinocereus knippelianus or more likely a monstrous form of Mammillaria. Central spines orange, flexible, flat with a bent tip.Radial spines glassy white, bristly.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Cactus & Co Vol. II, 2, 1998
2) Cactus & Co Vol. IX, 2, 115, 2005
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Read More... Cultivation and Propagation: This plant is grown exclusively grafted. Keep well ventilated, protect from frosts and freezes. Give plenty of light to keep plant compact, but avoid direct sun exposure in the hottest part of the day during the summer.