ECHINOCACTUS
"Chair of mother-in-law"
It is majestic cacti with spherical shape and originate from Mexico. There grow in rocky areas with strong sunshine and cold during the night. Store water, are slow-growing and flowering in old age by woolly apex. Place the part in bright echinokakto, sunny and dry. Only at the beginning of the growing season in the spring wants protection from the hot sun. Summer heat takes, winter rest, ie. light and dry environment at 8-10 theC.
Watered moderately during the development phase and pour fertilizer for cacti each 2 weeks. Repotting only if necessary, because the roots are very sensitive.
Species
Echinocactus grusonii is globular cactus that later becomes tubular and wild form can reach 1 m. width. Is a perennial, with dense golden yellow spines, hairy top, yellow (but rarely) flowers.
Echinocactus mixture Echinokaktos giant yellow flowers. It is said that human sacrifice was made up of.
Echinocactus horizonthalonius is round, blue-green, with pink and red flowers.
Guests currently searching, are reading here for: Echinopsis, kaktos stroggylos.
