ASTROPHYTUM
It is very popular cacti originating from the Mexico and have minimum requirements. Their shape is cylindrical, they have grooves and often covered by fluff. As t’ their name, have star-shaped. Their flowers are yellow and appear in summer. Place the varieties with the fluff and the thorns in a bright location but not directly in the Sun, While green, without agkathiaeidi in part imiskiero. All kinds want summer heat and coolness (8-10 °C) and light in winter. The summer also want a little watering with non-calcium water. In winter keep them dry. If it is necessary, You can planting young cacti in winter to blend the soil rich in minerals and trace elements, not as in humus.
Multiply with seeds.
Species
Astrophytum myriostigma: does not have thorns but soft fluff that covers the entire and yellowish flowers.
Astrophytum asterias: the Cactus-Sea Urchin. Is flat, has 8 shallow grooves with fluffy foyntitses, yellow flowers, grows slowly and reaches 4 cm. height.
Astrophytum ornatum: be oblong with hard stinging spines and bright yellow flowers.
Astrophytum capricorne: be fluffy, with long spines and bright turned upside-down yellow flowers with a purple calyx.
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