How to tend a Opuntia vulgaris
Also known as: Opuntia italica Ten. ex Pfeiff., Opuntia intermedia Salm-Dyck, Opuntia vulgaris Mill., Opuntia rubiflora Griffiths, Opuntia prostrata Monv. & Lem. ex C.F.Först., Platyopuntia vulgaris (Mill.) F.Ritter, Cactus humifusus Raf., Opuntia compressa var. allairei (Griffiths) D.Weniger, Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa , Opuntia humifusa subsp. humifusa , Opuntia calcicola Wherry, Opuntia rafinesquei Engelm., Cactus italicus Ten., Cactus italicus Ten. ex Steud., Opuntia allairei Griffiths, Cactus opuntia var. vulgaris (Mill.) DC., Opuntia compressa var. humifusa (Raf.) D.Weniger, Opuntia intermedia var. prostrata Salm-Dyck, Opuntia rafinesquei var. parva F.Haage & E.Schmidt, Opuntia rafinesquiana Urlandt, Opuntia vulgaris var. major Salm-Dyck, Opuntia vulgaris var. media Salm-Dyck
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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, Espostoa
- 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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