Notocactus ottonis Pogonia where it has thrived in

where it has thrived in their Zone 5b field trials

a wide raspberry-pink bowl highlighted by a contrasting white bomb-type center

The 1' tall x 3' wide clump is composed of flatly-arranged

each highlighted with a dramatic white central streak

Marcelle Sheppard

Notocactus ottonis Pogonia where it has thrived in(aka: Parodia ottonis) Notocactus ottonis another of the wonderful southern South American ball cactus that have thrived in our trials. This one hails from southern Brazil, Uruguay, southern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina, where it can be found in grasslands. This easy to grow species is quite precocious, flowering with a mass of yellow flowers when quite young, usually starting for us in early May. The green balls are solitary when young, but