Escobaria laredoi seeds grow into the Laredo button cactus — current taxonomy places this in Pelecyphora as Pelecyphora laredoi (Glass & R.A. Foster) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez, native to the desert and dry shrubland biome of Mexico (Nuevo León, Coahuila, Tamaulipas) and adjacent south Texas. Named after the Laredo border area; described by Glass and R.A. Foster, N.P. Taylor. Produces small, globose to cylindrical bodies; dense spines; small pink flowers. Cold-tolerant. Family Cactaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; NE Mexico–S Texas desert conditions. 'Laredoi' = from Laredo border area (described Glass+R.A.Foster, N.P.Taylor; current taxonomy: Pelecyphora laredoi 2022); NE Mexico–S Texas; globose-cylindrical; dense spines; pink flowers; cold-tolerant Globose-cylindrical; dense spines; pink flowers; NE Mexico–S Texas; current taxonomy: Pelecyphora laredoi; cold-tolerant NE Mexico (NL, Coahuila, Tamaulipas) to S Texas — desert/dry shrubland biome; current taxonomy: Pelecyphora laredoi; Laredo button cactus Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; NE Mexico-S Texas; Cactaceae Escobaria laredoi — the Laredo button cactus — current taxonomy places it in Pelecyphora; from the Laredo border area of north-eastern Mexico and south Texas.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
