Monadenium ritchei ssp. nymbayense houseplant light-yellow spines

light-yellow spines

The plant needs plenty of bright light to flower

This variety of Thelocactus is propagated from seeds

only when the plant starts shriveling

Monadenium ritchei ssp. nymbayense houseplant light-yellow spinesA dwarf clumping species, Monadenium ritchei nymbayense, goes by the common name Euphorbia ritchiei. Belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family, these winter dormant cacti are characterized by a clumping columnar shape, growing up to a height of 10 to 12 inches. The East Africa origin species has a thick fleshy rootstock with innumerable short knobby stems. It requires very little pampering with a characteristic fast growth rate. This succulent does not