How to tend a Ariocarpus fissuratus

Also known as: Roseocactus fissurams A.Berger, Anhalonium engelmannii Lem., Anhalonium fissuratum (Engelm.) Engelm., Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii (Rose) W.T.Marshall, Ariocarpus fissuratus subsp. lloydii (Rose) U.Guzmán, Ariocarpus lloydii Rose, Ariocarpus lloydii var. mayor Frič, Ariocarpus fissuratus var. fissuratus , Roseocactus lloydii (Rose) A.Berger, Roseocactus intermedius Backeb. & Kilian, Roseocactus fissuratus (Engelm.) A.Berger, Ariocarpus fissuratus subsp. fissuratus , Mammillaria fissurata Engelm., Ariocarpus fissuratus subsp. pailanus Halda

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil surface is dry

Sunlight

Enjoy sufficient sunlight

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove flower stem, diseased and rotten leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
America
Category
Cactaceae, Ariocarpus
Size
Diameter≥5cm,Height≥5cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, sometimes flowers with a short period time,flowering period in summer
Flower colors
Leaf color grey green,flower color rose red,white and pink
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