How to tend a Mammillaria magnimamma

Also known as: Mammillaria pazzanii D.C.Stieber, Mammillaria pachytele Poselg., Mammillaria rioverdensis Repp., Mammillaria priessnitzii Repp., Mammillaria recurva Lehm. ex Pfeiff., Mammillaria krauseana K.Schum., Mammillaria macrantha Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först., Mammillaria saxicola Repp., Mammillaria senckeana hort. ex K.Schum., Mammillaria senckei hort. ex K.Schum., Mammillaria sericata Lem., Mammillaria schmidtii Sencke ex Rümpler, Mammillaria uberimamma Monv. ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler, Mammillaria trohartii Hildm. ex K.Schum., Mammillaria vagaspina R.T.Craig, Mammillaria vallensis Repp., Mammillaria gebweileriana J.N.Haage ex Rümpler, Mammillaria falcata Rümpler, Mammillaria hopferiana Linke, Mammillaria cirrosa Poselg., Mammillaria ceratophora Lehm., Mammillaria bucareliensis R.T.Craig, Mammillaria deflexispina Lem., Mammillaria rioverdense Repp., Neomammillaria vagaspina (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha (Lem.) Y.Itô, Cactus alternatus J.M.Coult., Cactus bockii (C.F.Först.) Kuntze, Cactus centricirrhus (Lem.) Kuntze, Cactus diadema (Muehlenpf.) Kuntze, Cactus divaricatus (A.Dietr.) Kuntze, Cactus divergens (DC.) Kuntze, Cactus ehrenbergii (Pfeiff.) Kuntze, Cactus foersteri (Muehlenpf.) Kuntze, Cactus foveolatus (Muehlenpf.) Kuntze, Cactus gladiatus (Mart.) Kuntze, Cactus glaucus (A.Dietr.) Kuntze, Cactus grandicornis (Muehlenpf.) Kuntze, Cactus guillemianus (Lem.) Kuntze, Cactus hystrix (Mart.) Kuntze, Cactus krameri (Muehlenpf.) Kuntze, Cactus lactescens (Meinsh.) Kuntze, Cactus lehmannii (Pfeiff.) Kuntze, Cactus ludwigii (Ehrenb.) Kuntze, Cactus macracanthus (DC.) Kuntze, Cactus magnimamma Salm-Dyck ex Steud., Cactus megacanthus (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze, Cactus microceras (Lem.) Kuntze, Cactus neumannianus (Lem.) Kuntze, Cactus pazzanii (D.C.Stieber) Kuntze, Cactus pentacanthus (Pfeiff.) Kuntze, Cactus phymatothele (Bergm.) Kuntze, Cactus versicolor (Scheidw.) Kuntze, Cereus lehmannii C.F.Först., Chilita zuccariniana (Mart.) Orcutt, Neomammillaria phymatothele (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Neomammillaria magnimamma (Haw.) Britton & Rose, Neomammillaria macracantha (DC.) Britton & Rose, Neomammillaria flavovirens (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose, Mammillaria flavovirens Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria zuccariniana Mart., Neomammillaria zuccariniana (Mart.) Britton & Rose, Mammillaria magnimamma var. arietina (Lem.) Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria arietina Lem., Mammillaria geberweileriana J.N.Haage ex Rümpler, Cactus guilleminianus (Lem.) Kuntze, Mammillaria bockii C.F.Först., Mammillaria centricirrha Lem., Mammillaria diadema Muehlenpf., Mammillaria divaricata A.Dietr., Mammillaria divergens DC., Mammillaria ehrenbergii Pfeiff., Mammillaria foersteri Muehlenpf., Mammillaria foveolata Muehlenpf., Mammillaria gladiata Mart., Mammillaria glauca A.Dietr. ex Linke, Mammillaria grandicornis Muehlenpf., Mammillaria guilleminiana Lem., Mammillaria hystrix Mart. ex Pfeiff., Mammillaria krameri Muehlenpf., Mammillaria lactescens Meinsh., Mammillaria lehmannii Pfeiff., Mammillaria ludwigii Ehrenb., Mammillaria macracantha DC., Mammillaria megacantha Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria microceras Lem., Mammillaria neumanniana Lem., Mammillaria pazzani Stieber, Mammillaria pentacantha Pfeiff., Mammillaria phymatothele A.Berger, Mammillaria subcurvata A.Dietr., Mammillaria versicolor Scheidw., Mammillaria bucareliensis var. bicornuta F.Schmoll ex R.T.Craig, Mammillaria bucareliensis var. multiflora Repp., Mammillaria bucareliensis var. tamaulipa Repp., Mammillaria centricirrha f. bockii (C.F.Först.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha f. divergens (DC.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha f. krameri (Muehlenpf.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha f. macracantha (DC.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha f. macrothele (Lem.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha f. magnimamma (Haw.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha f. recurva (Lehm. ex Pfeiff.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. arietina Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. bockii (C.F.Först.) K.Schum., Mammillaria centricirrha var. ceratophora (Lehm.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. cirrosa (Poselg.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. conopsea Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. deflexispina (Lem.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. diadema (Muehlenpf.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. divaricata (A.Dietr.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. divergens (DC.) K.Schum., Mammillaria centricirrha var. ehrenbergii (Pfeiff.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. falcata (Rümpler) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. foersteri (Muehlenpf.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. gebweileriana (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. gladiata (Mart.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. glauca (A.Dietr. ex A.Linke) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. guilleminiana (Lem.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. hopferiana (Linke) Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria centricirrha var. krameri (Muehlenpf.) K.Schum., Mammillaria centricirrha var. krauseana (K.Schum.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. lactescens (Meinsh.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. macracantha (DC.) K.Schum., Mammillaria centricirrha var. macrothele Lem., Mammillaria centricirrha var. magnimamma (Haw.) K.Schum., Mammillaria centricirrha var. megacantha (Salm-Dyck) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. microceras (Lem.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. neumanniana (Lem.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. pachythele (Salm-Dyck) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. pazzanii (D.C.Stieber) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. pentacantha (Pfeiff.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. polygona Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. pulchra Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. recurva (Lehm. ex Pfeiff.) K.Schum., Mammillaria centricirrha var. schmidtii (Sencke ex Rümpler) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. subcurvata (A.Dietr.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. uberimamma (Monv. ex Rümpler) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. versicolor (Scheidw.) Schelle, Mammillaria centricirrha var. zuccariniana (Mart.) Schelle, Mammillaria glochidiata var. sericata (Lem.) Lem., Mammillaria ludwigii var. clavata Walp., Mammillaria macracantha var. retrocurva Keller-Hoerschelmann, Mammillaria macrothele var. lehmannii (Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria magnimamma f. arietina (Lem.) Voss, Mammillaria magnimamma var. bockii (C.F.Först.) Borg, Mammillaria magnimamma var. divergens (DC.) Borg, Mammillaria magnimamma var. lutescens Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria magnimamma var. spinosior Lem., Mammillaria megacantha var. rigidior Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria phymatothele var. trohartii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) R.T.Craig, Mammillaria polythele f. neumanniana (Lem.) Schelle, Mammillaria schelhasii var. sericata (Lem.) Salm-Dyck, Mammillaria seitziana var. tolantongensis Repp., Mammillaria vagaspina subsp. immersa Mészáros & Szutorisz, Mammillaria vallensis var. brevispina Repp., Neomammillaria bocasana var. sericata (Lem.) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha var. bockii (C.F.Först.) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha var. divergens (DC.) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha var. inermis (Y.Itô) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha var. krameri (Muehlenpf.) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha var. neumanniana (Lem.) Y.Itô, Neomammillaria centricirrha var. recurva (Lehm. ex Pfeiff.) Y.Itô, Mammillaria centricirrha var. inermis Y.Itô

Watering

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
South America
Category
Cactaceae, Mammillaria
Size
Diameter ≥ 5 cm, height ≥ 3 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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