Tephrocactus Alexanderii – 12 cm vase
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Plant care and cultivation:
- It prefers a very ventilated and full sun exposure. It should be kept at mild temperatures and never below 5 ° C, which is why it is recommended to place it in sheltered and ventilated places during the winter.
- It should be placed on a draining and porous soil enriched with about 50% of inert materials such as pumice or lapillus. Fertilization should not be frequent but just dilute the fertilizer with the watering once a year.
- It should be watered sparingly and only when the soil is completely dry, just once a week in spring and summer, once a month in autumn, and then stop completely in winter.
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Tephrocactus Alexanderii – Characteristics
The Tephrocactus Alexanderii is a cactus belonging to the Opuntioideae subfamily with a stem that can be globose or ovoid with a greyish-green colour that tends to branch easily and that can create bushes up to 50 cm high. In Spanish, this cactus is also called Bola de Indio, i.e. India Ball. The numerous spines present on its body are long, straight or with a noticeable downward curvature, with a colour ranging from cream to dark grey. When this plant blooms, it generates beautiful, large, white or light pink flowers.
| Plant dimension | 12 cm Vase |
| Weight | |
| Soil | Draining and porous with 50% pumice or lapillus |
| Flowering |
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