Melocactus azureus Size:4" As its thick leaves store

As its thick leaves store a substantial quantity of water for the plant

With oblong

and infrequent but thorough watering

the cactus may produce edible fruits that resemble small berries

deep green leaves replete with showy red spines along the margins

Melocactus azureus Size:4" As its thick leaves storeA rounded, dusty blue stem with well defined, triangular ridges forms the structure of Melocactus azureus, made all the more alluring by lines of wooly areoles from which clusters of very long, reddish brown spines emerge. As the plant matures, the spines and wool will form a particularly dense cluster directly atop the apex of the stem, giving this variety a particularly fearsome appearance when viewed from above and earning this family of cacti the