Parodia / Notocactus leninghausii - Exotic Cacti / Succulent - 10 Seeds eggplant Elegia capensis can be propagated

Elegia capensis can be propagated by seed or to a smaller degree by division

Dark green erect culms are banded with chestnut bracts

Varied coloured flowers but normally pale blue with dark yellow inner segments

this time in attractive blue tones

Parodia / Notocactus leninghausii - Exotic Cacti / Succulent - 10 Seeds eggplant Elegia capensis can be propagatedParodia is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to the uplands of Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay. This genus has about 50 species, many of which have been transferred from Eriocactus, Notocactus and Wigginsia. They range from small globose plants to 1 m (3 ft) tall columnar cacti. All are deeply ribbed and spiny, with single flowers at or near the crown. Some species produce offsets at the base.