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Astrophytum asterias cv. Hanazono kabuto
This unmistakable cultivar has additional woolly areoles on the
ribs surface.
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Hanazono kabuto 花園兜
This is one of the most famous and peculiar Japanese
Astrophytum cultivars. Some additional woolly areoles are produced on the
ribs surface. Flowers buds develop from the median line between two ribs
and usually they are not produced by areoles.
This plant, like
Superkabuto, is unmistakable.
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A. asterias "Hanazono kabuto" classic form Japanese import. |
A very fluffy seedling.
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Cultivation is not too difficult in a
greenhouse, although grows quite slowly. The plants need a
loose well-drained
mineral soil. They need a good amount of
light. Watering can be done weekly during
summertime, if the weather is sunny enough, with a little
fertilizer added. Kept this way, plants will show a
healthy, although slow
growth. They are
frost hardy to -4° C |
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Scientific name:
Astrophytum asterias
(Zucc.)
Lem
cv. HANAZONO KABUTO
Origin:
Garden origin
(Nursery produced cultivar)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 1.
A Thailand import (note the flowers bud in the groove
between the ribs)
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of
Astrophytum asterias:
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