In the last few years, a new range of Astrophytum cultivars has appeared from Japan and Thailand.  They are now being grown from seed in the UK and about 10% of the seedlings have the characteristics of the parent plants.  They fall into two main sorts, ‘Kikko’ forms with ‘grooves’ between the areoles and ‘Fukuryu’ forms with extra growths between the ribs. 

The plant on offer is the ‘Fukuryu’ form of Astrophytum Myriostigma with extra growths between the ribs. These increase as the plant grows and the growth seems to be quite stable. The plant listed here is a five year old seed-grown plant selected from a range of Astrophytums and we have kept some of the best ones to list here. They are rarely available in the UK and we only have a few, every one is different.  The best description is to see the photo of the plant on offer.

It measures 5.2cms across and is the plant in the photo.

• They like to grow in a bright spot preferably in full sun.  They are not frost hardy, water when dry, about every two weeks. Keep dry during the winter.  
• We're now using Royal Mail Tracked 48 Post, and packing in the UK is £4.95.  This is meant to arrive in an average 48 hours according to Royal Mail.    There is no charge for any extra plants so combined shipping in the UK will never be more than £4.95 in total, if you buy one plant or more than one plants the total will still be the same £4.95.     We only charge the actual cost of postage and packing materials.

• Sorry but we can’t post outside the UK as Phytosanitary and CITES permits are too expensive and not suitable for small numbers of plants.  
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• The plant will be sent without the pot and any loose compost,  and well packed. On receipt pot into free draining compost, we suggest a mix of two parts good quality John Innes soil based compost to one part coarse grit. Use fairly shallow pots, most cacti and succulents are not deep rooted.
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• The plant will be sent within two days of receipt of payment.  We normally stop watering a plant once it is listed on ebay as plants are much better shipped when dry and it is nothing to worry about if roots are dry on arrival.

We've been growing cacti and succulents since 1975 and regularly give talks at BCSS branch meetings and judge cactus shows during the summer. If you're not a member of the British Cactus & Succulent Society,  have a look at their website, most branches have regular monthly meetings and there's always a warm welcome for prospective new members.