How to tend a Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

Also known as: Mammillaria pseudopectinata (Backeb.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton, Normanbokea pseudopectinata (Backeb.) Kladiwa & Buxb., Neolloydia pseudopectinata (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson, Pelecyphora pulcherrima Sabatini, Pediocactus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Halda, Thelocactus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson & Boke, Pelecyphora pseudopectinata Backeb., Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus subsp. jarmilae Halda & Chvastek, Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus var. jarmilae (Halda & Chvastek) Zachar

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
Mexico
Category
Cactaceae, Lobivia
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 yellow, red
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