How to tend a Espostoa lanata
Also known as: Cactus lanatus Kunth, Cereus dautwitzii (F.Haage ex Anon.) Orcutt, Cereus lanatus (Kunth) DC., Cereus lanatus subsp. sericatus (Backeb.) Werderm., Cereus sericatus Backeb., Cleistocactus lanatus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber, Espostoa dautwitzii (F.Haage ex Anon.) Borg, Espostoa lanata var. sericata (Backeb.) Backeb., Espostoa laticornua var. atroviolacea Rauh & Backeb., Espostoa laticornua var. rubens Rauh & Backeb., Espostoa sericata (Backeb.) Backeb., Pilocereus dautwitzii F.Haage ex Anon., Oreocereus lanatus (Kunth) Britton & Rose, Pilocereus lanatus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber, Cephalocereus dautwitzii (F.Haage ex Anon.) Houghton, Espostoa dautwitzii Backeb., Espostoa lanata f. roseiflora (Madsen & Z.Aguirre) Guiggi, Espostoa lanata subsp. roseiflora Madsen & Z.Aguirre, Pilocereus lanatus var. haagei Jostmann
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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, Espostoa
- 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, white hair on surface, flower light yellow, orange, pink
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