Melocactus conoideus Mesemb They will form clumps in

They will form clumps in time but aren't heavy clumpers

Keep drier in winter and protect from frost

These plants will be shipped in their pot as I find they don't do well being sent bare root

The plant has thick fleshy stems and branches heavily

Melocactus conoideus Mesemb They will form clumps inMelocactus conoideus A nice cephallium forming species. When young (as they are now) they seem like a regular plant but once it gets big enough the main plant stops growing but produces a large hairy inflorescence that continues to grow for the rest of the life of the plant. Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself. This is more tropical than most succulents so it doesn't like cold weather and it also doesn't like to fully dry