Astrophytum asterias "Super Kabuto" MARCH22 these have less legs but

these have less legs but the same extra tough Shoyoroll construction as the originals

which begs the question - how did such a noteworthy species go undetected for so long

Prolific author

” - Henri Michaux

Haemanthus deformis is one of the rarer and sought after members of this bulb genus in the Amaryllis family

Astrophytum asterias "Super Kabuto" MARCH22 these have less legs butAnother 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.