US 2019 Parodia scopa Cactus Flowers 55c. Scott. 5359


US 2019 Parodia scopa Cactus Flowers 55c. Scott. 5359


Series: Cactus Flowers

Stamp details: Parodia scopa

Issued date: 15-02-2019 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Face value: 55c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Commemorative

Format: Double-sided booklet of 20

First Day City: Mesa, Arizona at AmeriStamp/ARIPEX

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5359
Michel (Germany): 5572BD
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5195

Dimensions (height x width):
23.5mm x 30.5mm

Designers: Ethel Kessler (designer) ; John P. Schaefer (photographer)

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America (BCA)

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Cactus, Flowers

Total print: 40,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.55 on day of issue.

Description:- Parodia scopa, the silver ball cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to upland southern Brazil and Uruguay. It is a ball- or cylinder-shaped cactus growing to 5–50 cm (2–20 in) tall by 10 cm (4 in) broad, with a spiny, woolly crown and pale yellow flowers in summer. The specific epithet scopa means "broom" and refers to the long spines. The species was transferred from Notocactus to Parodia in 1997 by David Hunt. In cultivation it requires a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), therefore in temperate regions it must be grown under glass or as a houseplant. The subspecies P. scopa subsp. scopa has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parodia_scopa