How to tend a Opuntia engelmannii
Also known as: Opuntia expansa Griffiths, Opuntia magnarenensis Griffiths, Opuntia riparia Griffiths, Opuntia pyrocarpa Griffiths, Opuntia valida Griffiths, Opuntia caesia Griffiths, Opuntia megacarpa Griffiths, Opuntia occidentalis var. megacarpa (Griffiths) Munz, Opuntia cantabrigiensis Lynch, Opuntia engelmannii var. megacarpa (Griffiths) Fosberg, Opuntia flavescens Peebles, Opuntia engelmannii var. flavescens (Peebles) L.D.Benson, Opuntia neochrysacantha Bravo, Opuntia bensonii Sánchez-Mej., Opuntia occidentalis var. megacarpa (Griffiths) Munz, Opuntia engelmannii f. occidentalis (Engelm.) Schelle, Opuntia engelmannii subsp. occidentalis Engelm., Opuntia lindheimeri subsp. cantabrigiensis (Lynch) Guiggi
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Likes strong light, put in sunny places
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, Opuntia
- 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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