Mammillaria ernestii f. crested

The crested shape of this cactaceae has a very particular fan crest and will never be identical in different plants. For this reason the plant is highly appreciated by collectors around the world. In the normal form M. ernestii is a globose cactus that over time can become columnar. The green stem has numerous protruding tubercles above which we find its thin spines of yellowish color. During the flowering period the plant is crowned with multiple flowers with bright colors of a purple fuchsia.