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Cultivation: It is very
easy to grow and cold hardy as low as -12°C (or less). Need a fertile,
well drained soil mix. Water the plants well and allow them to dry
before watering again. This cultivar seems to do better with a little
more water than most cacti. In fact, its cultivation requirements are
really more like 'normal' plants than most other cacti. During the
growing season fertilize them monthly with a balanced fertilizer
Sun Exposure: Outside
full sun, but during hot summers, the cactus are subject to sun
burning, so grow them in light shade, inside needs bright light, and
some direct sun.. During winter month, put them in a cool luminous place
and encourage them to enter winter dormancy by withholding water and
fertiliser over the winter as they will etiolate, or become thin, due to
lower levels of light. They are susceptible to fungal diseases if
overwatered, but are not nearly as sensitive as many other cacti,
especially in warm weather. They tend characteristically towards black
rotted spots unless watering is moderate and only in hot weather, if
kept damp through cold periods, they will invariably suffer.
Propagation: It
can easily be multiplied from cutting. Single sections are taken off,
dried and rooted. |
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