The plant is generally easy in culture but not for the beginners - mainly because it can not grow in "Cactus soil" available from the stores and needs a stable culture, something that takes time for everyone to establish.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Mammillaria teresae
Mammillaria teresae is a small plant with large underground taproot. This plant is popular but not too easy to get - mainly due to the fact that each fruit contains just a few seeds and it stays embedded into plant body when ripe. Extracting seeds is a meticulous and slow procedure.
The plant is generally easy in culture but not for the beginners - mainly because it can not grow in "Cactus soil" available from the stores and needs a stable culture, something that takes time for everyone to establish.
The plant is generally easy in culture but not for the beginners - mainly because it can not grow in "Cactus soil" available from the stores and needs a stable culture, something that takes time for everyone to establish.
And what kind of soil do you suggest for this cactus?
ReplyDeleteI use same ceramic pellets for everything. Check out Rebutia teresae image 7 posts down - it is clearly seen there. Any pure mineral media with proper water retention and large enough granules to live space for air, and pH and chemically-neutral will do. All nutrition comes with water, and again for that I use basic home-plant fertilizer with low N and full set of trace elements.
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