Notocactus ottonis Pogonia Marcelle Sheppard

Marcelle Sheppard

NC garden of the late plantsman Bobby Wilder

This is a great border hosta for the woodland garden

each highlighted with a dramatic white central streak

These must be picked up at the nursery only and quantities are very limited

Notocactus ottonis Pogonia Marcelle Sheppard(aka: Parodia ottonis) Notocactus ottonis another of the wonderful southern South American ball cactus that have thrived in our trials. This one hails from southern Brazil, Uruguay, southern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina, where it can be found in grasslands. This easy to grow species is quite precocious, flowering with a mass of yellow flowers when quite young, usually starting for us in early May. The green balls are solitary when young, but