Easy to grow and flowering when quite small is this rather jolly cactus from northern Mexico. Spherical at first but elongating in old age, it is beautifully decorated with hooked, red spines. The large, red-throated, yellow, funnel-shaped flowers, up to four inches long, are followed by the juicy green fruits. These have a lemon-like taste and are used to flavour drinks, pies and cakes – do try it in your gin and tonic!
Classification:
Half Hardy, Perennial
Price:
£2.53 per packet
Guide prices for information only: Euros: € 2.82 US Dollars: $ 3.87