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