Parodia ottonis has been a reliable bloomer for us over the years. Hardy yellow flowers on a small globular base.
Found throughout South America, it is generally solitary when young and when it starts to branch it can become a nice clump. The purplish color comes in winter and can stick around through the summer if given enough sun. If you prefer the green color you can give it some afternoon shade and that should green it up nicely.
These used to be called Notocactus but the DNA research is in and…. Parodia! Anderson supports the Parodia designation, but many cactus nurseries are still using Notocactus, so I guess the final jury is still out on this terrible question.
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June 29th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
It’s not the jury, it’s just entropy. Takes so long to catch up.
I have hope that once they get all the DNA reconciliations done, we will have a stable data base.
Although if you want one that bugs the F out of me, look at the Geranium -> Pelagorium classification date and hear me seethe. Gah!
From Wikipedia: “Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, Geranium, but they were later separated into two genera by Charles L’Héritier in 1789″
C’mon, people, the jury died ages ago on this one. Catch it up!
June 29th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Keeps us on our toes, and of course keeps botanists employed.