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

Watering

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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