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Descrizione
Piccola specie cespitosa con spine fini, piumose, flessibili e vagamente pettinate di colore dal bianco fino all'arancio. Scientific name: Mammillaria schiedeana ssp. giselae (Mart.-Avalos & Glass) Lüthy 1998 Etymology: Named after Prof. Gisela Gallegos Hernandez , wife of the Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2. Series: Lasiacanthe Group: Mammillaria schiedeana Synonyms:
Mammillaria shiedeana ssp. giselae | |
Description: Clustering with up to 15, or rarely as many as 35 stems. Individual cluster up to 10 cm in diameter (or more in cultivation). Subspecies: | |
Cultivation: It is a slow growing species of easy culture, recommended for any collection, it doesn't require any special treatment. Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater (Rot prone) Use pot with good drainage and a very porous potting media, keep dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry, hardy as low as -5° C (some reports give it hardy to -5°C) Sun Exposure: High levels of light are needed to flower and for good spine development. Can be sunburned if moved from shade/greenhouse into full sun too quickly. During the spring it may be able to take full sun until the heat arrives at the end of spring. In an area that has hot afternoon sun, it may be able to take full morning sun, but requires afternoon shade or afternoon light shade. If grown correctly, it will reward the grower with generous displays of purple flowers. | |
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Propagation: Direct sow after last frost (usually) or division, wait until the offsets that appear at the base of old clustered specimens are 1/3 the size of the parent and then detach and plant. (Cuttings root quickly) |