Leuchtenbergia principis Cactus The individual heads are just

The individual heads are just an inch or two across

Aloe x 'Christmas Carol' Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

In high light the plants can take on a orangish to brownish cast

It is one of the very first cacti to bloom in the late winter or early spring

but they turn red again in better light

Leuchtenbergia principis Cactus The individual heads are justLeuchtenbergia principis One of the strangest looking of all cacti! It has the longest tubercles of any cactus (rivaled only by Astrophytum caput medusae)! They are the long arms that make up this plant. In a normal cactus they are just the small bumps that the spines are born on. The spines in this cactus are long and look fierce, but are actually quite thin and bendable. You don't have to worry about poking yourself on them. Takes normal cactus