Coryphantha Elephantidens Cactus Plant Pereskiopsis A few feet removed from

A few feet removed from a southern or western-facing window is ideal

and are tinged with orange when new

ovoid leaves splay out from vines that grow up to eight feet long

you can leave them on the plant or cut them to make a striking flower arrangement

borne on robust upright stems extending to 1

Coryphantha Elephantidens Cactus Plant Pereskiopsis A few feet removed fromStarry Ball Cactus Family Cactacaea Native Mexico Description Coryphantha elephantidens is a large, depressed globular cactus, simple or occasionally clumping and group forming. This small, rather inconspicuous cactus is characterized by elongated tubercles that point upwards and have between 2 and 8 differently angled central spines, brown in color, surrounded by 9 to 15 shorter, white, radial spines, but the green stems are still clearly visible.