Silver Ball Cactus (Parodia scopa)

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Plant Habit:	Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Yellow
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Will Naturalize
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Containers:	Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status:	Vulnerable (VU)

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Common names

Silver Ball Cactus
Snowball Cactus

Botanical names

Accepted: Parodia scopa
Synonym: Notocactus scopa
Synonym: Parodia rudibuenekeri
Synonym: Parodia scopa subsp. marchesii
Synonym: Parodia scopa subsp. scopa
Synonym: Parodia scopa subsp. succinea
Synonym: Parodia rudibuenekeri subsp. glomerata

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2019-04-26

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-02-27

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-05-11

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-03-17

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-11-08

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Location: CA
Date: 6/3/2020
First bloom ever! #succulentflower

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Location: CA
Date: 5/7/2020
I’ve never had these buds appear on any of my cacti/succulents.

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Location: CA
Date: 6/7/2020
Got another bloom! #cactusflower

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Location: CA
Date: 6/2/2020
About to bloom. #flowerbud #succulentflower

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-01-11

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Location: CA
Date: 4/15/2020
One of my favorite cactuses

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Location: CA
Date: 6/9/2020
Got a third bloom!

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-04-12

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2016-05-10

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-07-14
First flower, closing in the late afternoon

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Location: CA
Date: 5/7/2020
It’s been growing quite rapidly.

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Location: Botanical Garden of Prague
Date: 2015-05-05
Notocactus scopa - BG Praag

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2016-05-15

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-12-25

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-07

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-03-08
2 different variations

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-02-28

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-06

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-04-13

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-06-21

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2020-06-21

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Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-03

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Large seeds are something else. Small seeds are cactus.

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Location: DISCLAIMER: This is an old photo from an old phone. I don't know why, but the photos look "deep fried". sorry about that.

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-12-01

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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.

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Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Aug 24, 2019 8:34 PM concerning plant:

South American ball-shaped cactus, sometimes cylindrical, often clumping, with dense spines and yellow flowers in groups. From Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Relatively common in cultivation. Well-behaved container plant, not demanding about space. Enjoys good drainage, lots of sun, and infrequent water.

Four subspecies are currently recognized, with varying distributions: (30-40 ribs, ~4 central spines, 40+ radials); (19-28 ribs, 2-4 centrals, ~40 radials); Parodia neobuenekeri (18-21 ribs, 6-12 centrals, 30-40 radials); (18-24 ribs, 8-12 centrals, 15-30 radials).

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