How to tend a Opuntia microdasys
Also known as: Opuntia pulvinata DC., Cactus microdasys Lehm., Opuntia microdasys subsp. microdasys , Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths, Opuntia microdasys var. pallida Borg, Opuntia microdasys var. albispina Fobe & Backeb., Opuntia microdasys var. laevior Salm-Dyck, Opuntia microdasys var. minor Salm-Dyck, Opuntia herrfeldtii Kupper, Opuntia lubrica Griffiths, Opuntia microdasys f. minor (Salm-Dyck) Schelle, Opuntia microdasys subvar. albiflora Backeb.
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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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