Coryphantha kracikii | Kracík's pincushion cactus
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Description
🌱 Morphology
Solitary, globose to short-columnar cactus, up to about 17 cm tall and 9 cm in diameter, with grayish-green epidermis and a slightly depressed, woolly apex. The tubercles are large, conico-cylindrical, grooved, and somewhat oblique, up to 2.4 cm wide at the base. The areoles are densely armed with 24–26 acicular radial spines, white to horn-colored, some of the upper ones clustered and longer. It also features 5–8 robust central spines, slightly curved, initially dark and turning gray with age, creating a particularly spiny silhouette.
🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
Endemic species from Durango, Mexico, known from scattered populations on calcareous and stony ground, at around 1400 m above sea level, within dry scrublands and Chihuahuan Desert environments. It belongs to Cactaceae, subfamily Cactoideae, tribe Cacteae. The nomenclature follows Joël Lodé, Taxonomy of the Cactaceae (2026), volumes III–VI.
❄️ Temperature · USDA Zone 8b
Tolerates minimum temperatures down to −9 ºC in dry and well-acclimatized specimens. In winter, it must be kept completely dry, as the combination of cold and moisture can cause root damage.
☀️ Lighting
Requires very intense lighting and direct sun to develop compact spines and maintain its characteristic form. As a guideline during active growth, a DLI PAR of 20–30 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹ is recommended.
💧 Growth cycle and watering
Winter dormancy. During the warm season, it is recommended to water abundantly and allow the substrate to dry out completely before watering again. In autumn, watering is gradually reduced until it is kept dry during the winter. Its roots must have a very well-draining and airy substrate.
🌸 Flowering
Produces large flowers 4–8 cm in diameter, bright yellow in color, with a characteristic deep red throat. The filaments also show reddish tones. Flowering appears in the apical area and is one of the most distinctive features of this species.
🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, a fertilizer with a high content of assimilable calcium and low nitrogen levels, such as Desert CHOICE® Cactáceas, is recommended, applied once a month when watering. Before flowering, it can be supplemented with Desert CHOICE® Floración.
This is an inimitable xerophyte grown in Madrid in a technological square pot with a substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.
Gourmet black pot, 8x8 cm
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