How to tend a Cephalocereus senilis
Also known as: Melocactus bradypus Lehm. ex Steud., Cactus bradypus Lehm., Cactus senilis Haw., Cephalophorus senilis (Haw.) Lem., Cereus bradypus (Lehm.) Steud., Cereus senilis (Haw.) DC., Echinocactus senilis (Haw.) Beaton, Echinocactus staplesiae Tate, Euporteria senilis (Phil.) Kreuz. & Buining, Pilocereus senilis var. cristatus Mathsson, Pilocereus senilis (Haw.) Lem., Cephalocereus senilis (Haw.) K.Schum.
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Likes strong light, put in sunny places
Soil
Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring to autumn
Pruning
Remove dead and rotten part timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Mexico
- Category
- Cactaceae, Cephalocereus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Succulent plants, sometimes flowers with a short period flowering time 2-3 days
- Flower colors
- Green, flower color light yellow, orange, pink
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