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🌱 Morphology
  It looks like a small cotton cloud that has taken root: its very fine white spines, soft and intertwined, envelop the body until it almost disappears under a silky mantle. But among so much delicacy are hidden small hooks, generally reddish or brown, which remind us that it is still a cactus. Over time it can multiply from the base and become a real white pillow full of life.

The stems are globose, about 3–5 cm in diameter, although they can reach a larger size with age. The tubercles are conically cylindrical and the areoles produce about 25–30 fine, white, hairy radial spines, 6–20 mm long, which cross each other and cover almost the entire surface. Among them appear 1–4 sturdier central spines, normally reddish or brown, and at least one usually ends in a characteristic hook.

🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
It is endemic to Mexico and is distributed mainly through San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas, in arid and semi-arid environments, on slopes and rocky walls, frequently in crevices and among the vegetation that provides it with some protection. It lives at approximately between 1650 and 2300 m altitude.

 It belongs to the Cactaceae family.

❄️ Temperature — USDA Zone 8b
It tolerates minimum temperatures of up to −7 ºC for short periods if it remains completely dry and is well acclimated. For its cultivation, it is especially important to avoid the coincidence of cold and humidity.

☀️ Lighting
During active growth it needs intense lighting, with an approximate target of 18–25 mol/m²/day of PAR DLI. It tolerates direct sun after gradual acclimation and good lighting favors a compact habit and dense white spines.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Winter dormancy.
During the active period, abundant watering is recommended, allowing the substrate to dry completely before watering again. In winter it should be kept almost dry, especially when temperatures are low.

🌸 Flowering
Its small flowers, from creamy white to pale yellow and occasionally with pink tones or a central reddish line, appear forming a crown around the top of the stem. In Madrid, flowering can occur mainly between April and July. After flowering it develops elongated fruits from pink to red.

🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, a fertilizer with a high content of assimilable calcium and low levels of nitrogen is recommended, such as Desert CHOICE® Cactáceas, applied once a month when watering. Before flowering it can be supplemented with Desert CHOICE® Floración.

This is an inimitable xerophyte cultivated in Madrid in a technological square pot and with the substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.

📏 The size of our xerophytes from the basic collection are as follows:

S -> 9cm x 9cm

M-> 14cm x 14 cm

* Since this is an online purchase, the appearance of the sent specimen may vary slightly from the product image. The description of the photo specifies the measurements of the plant, but this can also vary slightly, because, it is a living being! Each of the plants at Desert CITY has unique characteristics.

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