How to tend a Notocactus uebelmannianus

Also known as: Notocactus uebelmannianus Buining, Notocactus arachnitis F.Ritter, Parodia werneri Hofacker, Ritterocactus crassigibbus (F.Ritter) Doweld, Ritterocactus meonacanthus (Prestlé) Doweld, Ritterocactus uebelmannianus (Buining) Doweld, Notocactus meonacanthus Prestlé, Parodia meonacantha (Prestlé) Hofacker, Notocactus uebelmannianus subsp. pleiocephalus (N.Gerloff & Königs) Lodé, Parodia werneri subsp. pleiocephala (N.Gerloff & Königs) Hofacker, Notocactus crassigibbus F.Ritter, Notocactus arachnitis f. darilhoensis N.Gerloff, Notocactus arachnitis f. minor (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff & Neduchal, Notocactus arachnitis var. minor F.Ritter, Notocactus uebelmannianus f. flaviflorus N.Gerloff & Königs, Notocactus uebelmannianus f. gilviflorus Königs & N.Gerloff, Notocactus uebelmannianus f. nilsonii (Königs) N.Gerloff & Neduchal, Notocactus uebelmannianus var. nilsonii Königs, Notocactus uebelmannianus var. pleiocephalus N.Gerloff & Königs, Ritterocactus uebelmannianus subsp. pleiocephalus (N.Gerloff & Königs) Doweld

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 American tropical areas
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 rose red
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