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Opuntia tomentosa

16.00€

incl. 1.45€ (10%) VAT

Art. 54673
Available: 0

Size:
Pot: 14 cm.
Family:
Cactaceae
Origin:
Mexico
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Description:

Magnificent exemplar of cactaceae that can reach even 6 m high! It has an opaque green stem, velvety to the touch thanks to the down that covers it, which tends to lignify with the passage of time and expands creating new branches with an oval shape. The areoles are spread on the surface of the plant , very spaced from each other. Usually thin white thorns come out from them. Its name "tomentosa" comes from the fact that the plant does not have many spines but some "tomento", very thin short hairs. Its beautiful flowers have colors ranging from yellow, orange to red; at the tips the petals have a lighter shade and the center of the flower has yellow-orange pistils. The flowering period is spring and summer.

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Plant care:

It likes an exposure to full sun in rather airy locations.

It is preferable to keep it at mild temperatures and never below 3 °C, for this reason it is recommended to shelter it during the winter period.

Water moderately and only when the soil is completely dry. It is enough to water it once a week in spring and summer, reduce it to once every two months in autumn and to suspend it completely in winter.

The best soil is a well-draining one, even better if further enriched with inert materials such as pumice, sand or lapilli.

They do not need frequent fertilization, it is sufficient to dilute the fertilizer with watering once a year.

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