Astrophytum asterias "Super Kabuto" NEW forming dwarf

forming dwarf

The species have developed a variety of adaptations for reducing water loss including going fully dormant during dry periods and appearing to resurrect during wet seasons

The plant pictured is a crested Notocactus on a Myrtillocactus graft

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Astrophytum asterias "Super Kabuto" NEW forming dwarfAnother product of master Japanese plant breeder Tony Sato (see Lithops salicola "Sato's Violet" from this week's update), Astrophytum superkabuto originated with a mutation that occurred in just one field collected individual of A. asterias found in 1981 by the Japanese Mr. Masaomi Takeo who then sold to Tony Sato at a high price in Japan.