€7,95

Weingartia arenacea (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt 

🌱 Morphology
    Small globose to depressed-globose cactus, approximately 2–4 cm tall and up to 6 cm in diameter, which may remain solitary or form small clusters with age. The body is green, yellowish-green, or brown depending on growing conditions. It features numerous well-defined ribs, divided into small tubercles arranged in a spiral. The areoles are elongated and grayish-cream in color. Each produces about 14–16 tiny radial spines, just a few millimeters long, finely pubescent, whitish, yellowish, amber, or brown, arranged very closely together and appressed to the body, creating a characteristic sand-like texture.

🌍 Distribution, habitat, and family
It is endemic to central Bolivia, especially in the Cochabamba department. It inhabits dry inter-Andean valleys and rocky or clayey slopes in seasonally dry environments, at approximately 1,500 to 3,400 m altitude. It belongs to the Cactaceae family. Rebutia arenacea and Sulcorebutia arenacea are widely used historical synonyms.

❄️ Temperature · USDA Zone 9a
It tolerates minimum temperatures down to −6 ºC when kept dry and if specimens are well-acclimated. During winter, it is essential to keep the substrate completely dry.

☀️ Lighting
It requires plenty of light and several hours of direct sun to maintain the compact body and the characteristic arrangement of its spines. During active growth, an approximate total of 20–30 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹ DLI PAR is recommended, with progressive acclimatization to intense radiation.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Winter rest. Keep completely dry during winter. In spring, resume watering abundantly but spaced out, allowing the substrate to dry out completely before watering again. During active growth, it can receive water more regularly, provided the drainage is excellent. Progressively reduce watering at the end of autumn.

🌸 Flowering
It flowers starting at 4 years of age. Flowers appear from the upper part of the body in late winter and throughout spring. They are large in relation to the plant, about 2.5–3 cm, with yellow to orange-yellow petals and numerous stamens. The fruits are small and reddish-brown.

🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, a fertilizer with high assimilable calcium and low nitrogen levels 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 grown in Madrid in a technological square pot, with the substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.

S -> 9cm x 9cm

M-> 14cm x 14 cm

L->16cm x 16 cm

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

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