Aylostera albiflora seeds grow into the white-flowered Aylostera — one of the most distinctive and sought-after species in the genus, native to the desert and dry shrubland biome of Bolivia. The epithet albiflora means 'white-flowered' (from Latin albus = white + flos = flower), referring to the pure white flowers — highly unusual in a genus where flowers are nearly always red, orange or yellow. Produces tiny, flat-globose bodies to 1.5 cm in diameter, clustering into dense mounds; very fine white radial spines; pure white flowers 1–2 cm. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Cold-tolerant. Family Cactaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; Bolivian highland conditions. 'Albiflora' = white-flowered (pure white flowers — exceptional in orange/red-flowered genus; RHS Award of Garden Merit); Bolivia; tiny flat-globose; clustering Tiny flat-globose to 1.5 cm; clustering dense mounds; fine white radial spines; pure white flowers 1–2 cm; Bolivia; cold-tolerant; RHS AGM Bolivia — desert/dry shrubland biome; white-flowered Aylostera; exceptional colour form; RHS Award of Garden Merit Genus Aylostera: free-flowering clustering cacti; Bolivia–NW Argentina; Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; pure white flowers; RHS AGM; Bolivia; Cactaceae Aylostera albiflora — the white-flowered Aylostera — is remarkable for its pure white flowers, in vivid contrast to the orange-red norm of the genus; a tiny clustering gem from Bolivia; RHS Award of Garden Merit.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
