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    Astrophytum asterias CITES

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      📍Native to the Chihuahuan desert in Mexico, from the San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo León regions. This plant is known as Peyotillo and belongs to the Cactaceae family.

      🌡️USDA ZONE 8a. It has excellent cold tolerance, as it inhabits mountainous areas between 1,300 to 1,600 meters of altitude, and can withstand temperatures of -7ºC.

      ☀️For compact growth, it needs sun or a PAR radiation intensity greater than 25 moles of photons daily.


      🌸 Flowers up to 10 cm in diameter, yellow with characteristic red throats. It blooms several times per season from 3-4 years of age between May and September. Ideal for children. It has no spines.

      💧Winter dormancy. For indoor cultivation, watering is recommended between April and September. Very sensitive to excess humidity.

      🚀Its development improves by providing nutrition with a high content of assimilable Calcium, such as with Desert CHOICE®

      Cactus with CITES certificate.

      Xerophytic in an 8 x 8 x 7cm black pot.

      Approximate plant height: 3 cm.

      Approximate plant width: 5 cm.

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