Aztekium hintonii monstrosa

This is a proliferous form of Aztekium hintonii. The Genus Aztekium consists of only two species A. ritteri and A. hintonii.

A hintonii was discovered only in 1991 together with another new species Geohintonia mexicana by George S. Hinton. Both species of Aztekium and Geohintonia grow on vertical gypsum hills in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Gymnocalycium crest and variegate.

Gymnocalycium variegates are vary popular in nurseries and among the general public. They have colourful stems due to lack of chlorophyll and thus all of them have to be grafted. Much more rare are cristate variegated specimens of this Genus.