How to tend a Cylindropuntia imbricata
Also known as: Opuntia galeottii De Smet ex Miq., Opuntia exuviatostellata Lem. ex Labour., Opuntia exuviata Salm-Dyck, Opuntia magna Griffiths, Opuntia ruthei A.Berger, Opuntia costigera Miq., Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC., Opuntia decipiens DC., Opuntia cristata Salm-Dyck, Grusonia imbricata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley, Cactus bleo Torr., Cactus cylindricus J.James, Cactus imbricatus (Haw.) Lem., Cereus imbricatus Haw., Cereus imbricatus Pfeiff., Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata , Opuntia exuviata var. stellata (Salm-Dyck) Lem. ex Labour., Opuntia stellata Salm-Dyck, Opuntia arborescens Engelm., Opuntia vexans Griffiths, Cylindropuntia arborescens (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) Bulot, Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) A.D.Zimmerman, Opuntia imbricata var. ramosior Salm-Dyck, Opuntia imbricata var. tenuior Salm-Dyck
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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, Cylindropuntia
- 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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