{"product_id":"astrophytum-caput-medusae-cactus-seeds","title":"Astrophytum caput-medusae Cactus Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAstrophytum caput-medusae — one of the strangest cacti ever described, and one of the most sought-after Astrophytums in cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly discovered in 2001 and first named Digitostigma caput-medusae, this species is native to a single area of Nuevo León, Mexico, where it hides among shrubs and grasses in Tamaulipan thornscrub. Instead of ribs, it grows a crown of long, thin, finger-like tubercles — up to 7 inches long — rising from a short stem over a thick taproot. The tubercles carry the white speckling Astrophytum is known for, and the whole plant looks like a tangle of snakes, hence the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright yellow flowers with an orange-red throat open from the tubercle tips, often on surprisingly young plants. Fast-growing for an Astrophytum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh seeds, current harvest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-collected and packaged in Blythe, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed germination instructions included with every order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips daily Monday-Friday from the Sonoran Desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown and harvested right here on our family farm in Blythe, California — no pesticides, organically raised, fully self-sustained. We don't import and we don't resell; every seed comes from plants living under the desert sun.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blythe Cactus Farm","offers":[{"title":"5 Seeds","offer_id":50949905318127,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Seeds","offer_id":50949905350895,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Seeds","offer_id":50949905383663,"sku":null,"price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/6683\/6975\/files\/il_fullxfull.8646854733_5lrt.jpg?v=1791137067","url":"https:\/\/www.blythecactus.com\/products\/astrophytum-caput-medusae-cactus-seeds","provider":"Blythe Cactus Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}