Indoor plants

Parodia

Family Cactaceae. Native to Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. Golden-spined Parodia - Parodia chrysacanthion - with a globular stem up to 10 cm in diameter, with a heavily woolly and flattened apex. About 24 ribs, weakly expressed, arranged spirally, with numerous thin straight spines 1 to 2 cm long.

Parodia aureispina - Parodia aureispina - one of the most widespread Parodia species. Globular stem about 6-7 cm in diameter. Central spines numbering 6, about 1.5 cm long, golden, curved. Radial spines white, small, bristle-like (like white tufts - up to 40). Areoles are arranged spirally. Flowers about 3 cm in diameter, bright yellow, appear at the very top of the cactus. The variety P. a. australis has 8 central spines of red color and bright red flowers. P. a. elegans - central spines are not pronounced - all spines are thin, about 2 cm long, whitish in color. P. a. vulgaris - 6-10 central spines, white-yellow, half of them with red-brown tips, flowers up to 5 cm in diameter.

Parodia schwebsiana - Parodia schwebsiana - looks very original - its areoles are small protuberances arranged spirally and have pubescence that at the top of the cactus is so strong that it forms a kind of white fluffy cap. Stem globular, about 30 cm in diameter. Spines slightly hooked. Flowers about 4 cm in diameter, pale yellow. The variety P.s. claviceps has a more cylindrical stem - up to 50 cm long and 30 cm in diameter and bright yellow flowers.

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