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I am not a professional nor an expert in Cactacea or Mammillaria taxonomy. Any help with ID and spelling are always welcome. To up-date my list I've been using many books, journals, catalogs and other web-sites. It's been helpful, but I have more work to do. We only ship to the main 48 States. We are offering 72+ hour heat packs for $4.00 each. Please read the front page for ordering information.

Mammillaria

   Mammillaria boolii sm - Clumping plants with soft, green or grey-green epidermis. Large pink flowers. The fruit are red, thin-skinned and often break off from a basal pore rather than falling whole, like in most Mammillaria. Mexico. Seed grown. Growing in 2.75" pots. 7 in stock @ $13.00 each.

     Mammillaria carmenae form rubiflora m - Is a small solitary or clustering cactus with globose stems. Flowers are creamy white to pink or pale pink with pink tinged midribs. Nursery origin. Seed grown. Growing in 3 1/2" pots. 6 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria compressa ssp. centralifera xlg - It distinguishes for the presence of long central spines, usually one, sometimes two, and for the greater amount of axillary wool. Bright purple-pink flowers. These are offsets from our old crested plant so these may make a crest? Mexico. Growing in 6" pots. 6 in stock @ $20.00 each.

   Mammillaria compressa ssp. centralifera crest m - Cuttings from our old crested mother plant. Will grow into large crested plants. It distinguishes for the presence of long central spines, usually one, sometimes two, and for the greater amount of axillary wool. Bright purple-pink flowers. Mexico. Growing in 3 1/2" pots. 7 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria compressa ssp. centralifera crest m - Cuttings from our old crested mother plant. Will grow into large crested plants. It distinguishes for the presence of long central spines, usually one, sometimes two, and for the greater amount of axillary wool. Bright purple-pink flowers. Mexico. Growing in 4 1/2" pots. 2 in stock @ $30.00 each.

   Mammillaria compressa variegata sm - Cool plant. The variegation can show on many forms. These are offsets from our old mother plant. Nursery origin.  Growing in 2.75" pots. 4 in stock $25.00 each.
   Mammillaria compressa variegata sm - Cool plant. The variegation can show on many forms. These are offsets from our old mother plant. Nursery origin.  Growing in 3 1/2" pots. 3 in stock $30.00 each.
   Mammillaria crinita ssp painteri monstrose sm - It is a well known cultivar characterized by very reduced bristly or absent spines, free branching, and small pink flowers.
It is a small low growing plant that offsets from the base to form a small cluster or mound. Propagated from a our old collection plant. Nursery origin. Growing in 2.75" pots. 2 @ $20.00 each.
   Mammillaria elongata minina monstrose #1 sm - This monstrose form has stems that are under a half inch with tiny burst of monstrose spines, cream colored flowers. They will make red monstrose growths. Nursery origin. Propagated from our old large collection plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 15 in stock @ $13.00 each.
   Mammillaria elongata minina monstrose #2 sm - This monstrose form #2 form. Tiny balls with star-burst spines, cream colored flowers. Nursery origin. Propagated from a very old large collection plant. Growing in 2.75" pots. 10 in stock $10.00 each.
   Mammillaria formosa ssp. chionocephala sm - Is an attractive globose pincushion cactus simple or rarely proliferous, sometimes 10 cm in diameter and typically wrapped on the upper part with a dense snow-white wool, so that only the tips of the tubercles visible. Each head is surrounded by a complete ring of star-like pink flowers. Even without flowers it is an extremely attractive plant, and one of the most beautiful Mammillarias.
Young plants start producing their wool only when they reach the flowering stage. There are several similar looking Mammillarias but far from being so woolly like the real "chionocephala". Mexico. Seed grown. Growing in 2.75" pots. 7 in stock @ $13.00 each.
  
    Mammillaria geminispina ssp. nobilis sm - This plant is easily recognized for its long white spines that cover the new growth. It will continue to put on more and more heads, as well as more white cotton topping. The heads form mounds that seem stacked on top of each other. Flowers are pinkish to carmine red. Mexico. Propagated from one of our old large collection plant. Growing in a 3 1/2" pot. 19 in stock @ $18.00 each.
   Mammillaria geminispina ssp. nobilis lg - This plant is easily recognized for its long white spines that cover the new growth. It will continue to put on more and more heads, as well as more white cotton topping. The heads form mounds that seem stacked on top of each other. Flowers are pinkish to carmine red. Mexico. Propagated from one of our old large collection plant. Growing in a 4 1/2" pot. 5 in stock @ $20.00 each.
   Mammillaria humbolstii sm - Is a beautiful, small, globular cactus from Mexico known for its dense covering of pure white spines and bright pink-purple flowers that form a ring (crown) around its top, often hiding the body, thriving in bright light, well-draining soil, and infrequent watering, making it a sought-after succulent for collections. Cuttings from our mother plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 9 in stock @ $13.00 each.

   Mammillaria longimamma ssp. uberiformis lg - Clustering very young and forming dense clumps. No Central spine for the var. uberiformis. Flowers large bright yellow. Thick taproots, larger in upper portion. Mexico. Propagated from one of our old large collection plants. Growing in 4 1/2" pots. 13 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria mazatlanensi sm - Is a cylindrical cactus, with reddish brown spines and large bright purple flowers with green stigmas. Often forming broad clumps with many heads. Mexico. Propagated from one of our old large collection plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 10 in stock @ $10.00 each.  

     Mammillaria proliflera ssp. roseiflora sm - Clump forming. All white spines, no hooked spines. Flowers bright pink and red seed pods. Make fewer red seed pods as the ssp. texana. Un-know origin. Propagated from one of our old large collection plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 3 in stock @ $13.00 each.

   Mammillaria proliflera ssp. roseiflora sm - Clump forming. All white spines, no hooked spines. Flowers bright pink and red seed pods. Make fewer red seed pods as the ssp. texana. Un-know origin. Propagated from one of our old large collection plants. Growing in 3 1/2" pots. 4 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria proliflera ssp. roseiflora sm - Clump forming. All white spines, no hooked spines. Flowers bright pink and red seed pods. Make fewer red seed pods as the ssp. texana. Un-know origin. Propagated from one of our old large collection plants. Growing in 4 1/2" pots. 3 in stock @ $18.00 each.

    Mammillaria senilis sm -Is a very ornamental cactus species that looks like a cotton ball with small but deadly sharp, glistening hooked white spines and many white radials. The large red flowers are very showy too. Branching basally to form clumps. Early to flower February and March. Mexico. Cuttings for our mother plant. Growing in 2.75" pots. 2 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaira sp. variegata No. 1 sm - Variegation year round. cuttings for out old mother plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 3 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria spinisissima ssp. pilcaycnsis m - It has whiter spines, and the stems can grow up to 15 long. The flowers are purple-pink. Mexico. Cuttings from our old mother plant. Growing in 3 1/2" pots. 5 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria spinosissima "Un Pico" monstrose lg - Is a stable genetic mutation from a very variable spined species in which each areole only produces one spine. The monstrous form differs from the standard cv. Un Pico in having mostly spineless areoles with only few occasional spines scattered irregularly on the stem. Cuttings from our mother plants. Growing in 4 1/2" pots. 4 in stock @ $18.00 each. 

   Mammillaria spinosisssima "Un Pico" monstrose crest sm - Is a stable genetic mutation from a very variable spined species Mammillaria spinosissima in which each areole only produces one spine. The monstrous form differs from the standard cv. Un Pico in having mostly spineless areoles with only few occasional spines scattered irregularly on the stem. Cuttings from our old mother plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 17 in stock @ $20.00 each.

   Mammillaria surculosa m - It's a low-growing spreading cactus forming crowded mats of small heads and relatively large, bright yellow, lemon scented flowers. Mexico. Propagated from one of our very old large collection plants. Growing in a 3 1/2" pot. 2 in stock @ $15.00 each.

   Mammillaria voburnensis ssp. eichlamii sm -  Plant-body yellowish-green, with  the yellow wool in the axils of the tubercles and in the areoles. Flower-buds covered with long wool cream colored flowers. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico. Cuttings from our old mother plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 9 in stock @ $10.00 each.

    Mammillaria ziilmanniana monstrose 'Wacky Fred' No. 1 sm - It does some wacky things! Propagated from one of our very old large collection plants. Growing in 2.75" pots. 9 in stock @ $15.00 each.

     Mammillaria zeilmanniana monstrose No. 2 m - Another wacky form that dose wacky thinks. Propagated from one of our very old large collection plants. Growing in 3 1/2" pot. 7 in stock @ $18.00 each.

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