Let's talk a while about the genus Copiapo. There are approximately 32 species in the genus, with the subspecies included. They grow on one of the driest places in the world, and have relatively small and boring flowers. But somehow I like them very much. Some species are fairly simple to get to flower, while others take decades before they flower, if they ever do!
However, I collect them as best I can...
The picture shows a "seedling" that is several years old. I bought it from SuccSeed in April 2010 and it is about 3 cm in diameter. It is planted in a 6 cm pot.
According to the grower it has the field number FK 41, which says that the seeds come from Chile, 3km East of Pan de Azucar in the region Antofagasta and was collected by Fred Kattermann. And the seed came from a Copiapoa columna-alba, that latest knowledge says is Copiapoa cinerea ssp. columna-alba nowadays.
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