Astrophytum myriostigma 'Onzuka' Mesemb The plant is columnar but

The plant is columnar but stays fairly short

A cute Lithops relative with tiny purple red leaves

but the hair is the main attraction

Thelocactus macdowellii   A cute rounded species covered in long whitish spines

Astrophytum myriostigma 'Onzuka' Mesemb The plant is columnar butAstrophytum myriostigma 'Onzuka' The Bishop's Cap cactus. A very attractive form of one of the most popular of all small cacti, this species is spineless. It is covered in dense white felt that is much thicker than the normal form of the species. Flowers bright yellow and produced throughout the summer. This is the normal, 5 ribbed, form of the variety. Easy to grow, just give normal cactus care. This variety is a bit more sensitive to overwatering