How to tend a Ferocactus cylindraceus
Also known as: Echinocactus acanthodes Lem., Echinocactus acanthodes var. rostii (Britton & Rose) Munz, Echinocactus leopoldii E.Morren, Echinocactus rostii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger, Echinocactus viridescens var. cylindraceus Engelm., Ferocactus acanthodes var. rostii (Britton & Rose) W.T.Marshall, Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt, Ferocactus rostii Britton & Rose, Ferocactus cylindraceus subsp. cylindraceus , Echinocactus copoldi K.Schum., Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus , Ferocactus acanthodes subsp. rostii (Britton & Rose) Lodé
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Like sunshine, put in sunny places, shade properly under summer strong light
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, Ferocactus
- 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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