How to tend a Mammillaria gracilis

Also known as: Krainzia gracilis (Pfeiff.) Doweld, Cactus gracilis (Pfeiff.) Kuntze, Escobariopsis gracilis (Pfeiff.) Doweld, Mammillaria gracilis Pfeiff.

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce water in summer and winter

Sunlight

Likes light, a short period of dormancy in summer and winter , put in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

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

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part timely

About this plant

Origin
Mexico
Category
Cactaceae, Mammillaria
Size
Diameter ≥ 5 cm, height ≥ 5 cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, light yellow flowers
Flower colors
Leaf color green, covered by thin soft yellow spines
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