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Beehive Cactus
Scientific Name: Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb.
Synonym: Cactus viviparus, Mammillaria radiosa forma vivipara, Mammillaria vivipara, Coryphantha vivipara, Echinocactus viviparus, Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica, Mammillaria arizonica, Mammillaria vivipara var. arizonica, Coryphantha vivipara var. arizonica, Mammillaria radiosa var. arizonica, Escobaria arizonica, Cactus radiosus var. arizonicus, Coryphantha arizonica, Escobaria vivipara var. bisbeeana, Coryphantha bisbeeana, Escobaria bisbeeana, Coryphantha vivipara var. bisbeeana, Escobaria vivipara var. buoflama, Coryphantha vivipara var. buoflama, Coryphantha columnaris, Coryphantha fragrans, Escobaria vivipara var. kaibabensis, Coryphantha vivipara var. kaibabensis, Escobaria vivipara var. neo-mexicana, Mammillaria vivipara subvar. neo-mexicana, Coryphantha vivipara var. neo-mexicana, Coryphantha neo-mexicana, Cactus neo-mexicanus, Mammillaria neo-mexicana, Coryphantha radiosa var. neo-mexicana, Mammillaria radiosa var. neo-mexicana, Escobaria neo-mexicana, Cactus radiosus var. neo-mexicanus, Coryphantha oklahomensis, Mammillaria radiosa, Escobaria vivipara var. radiosa, Coryphantha vivipara var. radiosa, Coryphantha radiosa, Neomammillaria radiosa, Cactus radiosus, Echinocactus radiosus, Mammillaria vivipara var. radiosa, Escobaria radiosa, Coryphantha rosea, Escobaria vivipara var. rosea, Coryphantha vivipara var. rosea
Family: Cactaceae

Show Larger Picture Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara at Miles 2 Go

Recommended Temperature Zone: sunset: 1-13 USDA: 4-11 Frost Tolerance: Very cold resistant, reportedly to -30°F (-35°C) under snow for some northern varieties, but the frost resistance varies a lot from clone to clone. Minimum Avg. Temperature: 50°F (10°C) Sun Exposure: Full to part sun Origin: Large part of USA, Canada Growth Habits: Solitary or clumping, some varieties forming colonies of over 200 stems, each 1.6 to 3 inches in diameter (4 to 7.5 cm); tubercles 0.2 to 0.4 inch tall (6-9 mm), 0.2 to 0.4 inch wide at the base (6-9 mm); 3 to 10 centrals; 12 to 40 radials, 0.4 to 0.6 inch long (9-15 mm) Watering Needs: Needs good drainage, very rot-prone Propagation: Seeds

Blooming Habits:
Pink to magenta flower, 1 inch in diameter (2.5 cm) in the spring.