Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type

Family: CACTACEAE

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type

Description: This strange Mammillaria makes a large low clusters of soft rubbery textured green and pink tipped stems, some only a few centimetres across.
Remarks: Sometime "Fred" revert to the type producing some normal shoots, spines or hairs, monstrose or crested flowers. Sometimes will have a normal "patch" and remain mostly monstrose. But all this very different forms are the same plant! They are epigenetic variation not genetic mutant!

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria cv. Fred (various clones)

Mammillaria bocasana cv. Fred Standard Form: This is the original clone, the true FRED a mutant form of Mammillaria bocasana. But nowadays a numbers of monstrous mammillarias has been named FRED, clearly they are not the true self.
Mammillaria cv. Fred f. cristata: It forms soft rubbery textured, clear green, crested stems. Sometimes this clone will have a normal "patch" and remain mostly monstrose.
Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type: this is the large bodied clone that makes a large clusters of rubbery textured green and pink tipped stems, each 1-2,5 cm across.
Mammillaria cv. Fred Small Head Type: this is the small bodied clone forming crowded mounds of tiny, spineles stems only a few millimetres across (3-9 mm wide). Each mound may be formed by hundreds of individual heads.
Mammillaria cv. Fred Tuberculate Type: this is the tuberculated clone with spineles bumped stems only 1,5-2 cm in diameter. Crested stems will also occour.

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Cactus Art

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Cactus Art

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Cactus Art

Mammillaria cv. Fred Large Head Type Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cultivation and Propagation: Mammillaria "Fred" (all clones) grow well on their own roots. Keep well ventilated as it is prone to root rot. Protect from frosts and freezes. Hates the sun.
Propagation: It is easy to take a Fred and separate the "blog" into many new pieces. Each piece can be started on its own, with a bit of care, patience and maybe a little luck. As with most cactus, you can cut a piece, let it dry for a week or so, and put it into the soil and it will grow new roots, if the conditions are just right. The best luck is with cuttings that are 3 cm or larger; smaller ones will root, but it takes much more effort to keep them alive.

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