Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw profile

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw is native to the early-dry arid limestone gravel region of northern Mexico.Introduced in China, it is widely cultivated everywhere.It likes warm summer, cold winter climate and full of sunshine, air circulation environment.It’s drought resistant, cold resistant, afraid of water, poor resistance.

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Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw morphological characteristics

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw is a perennial herb with pulpy plants.Plants globose or flat rosettes, gray-green, globular surfaces powdery.Ball has triangular wart - like protuberances, upper flat or slightly concave, without cracks, spines are very small, born on the wart - like protuberances.There is white wool between the apex of the sphere and its verrucous protuberances.Flowers are in bulbous woolly bush, 4 cm long, 5 cm in diameter, white, a few red flowers.Flowering period is in summer.The berries are smooth and the seeds are black. 

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw Habitat

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw is a native of northern Mexico, mainly distributed in Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, SAN Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas).Introduced in China, it is widely cultivated everywhere.It likes warm summer, cold winter climate and full of sunshine, air circulation environment. ariocarpus retusus Scheidw is drought resistant, cold resistant, afraid of water, poor resistance.It grows best in loose, breathable and well-drained slightly alkaline sandy loam.

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw propagation method

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw seeded it first, then grafted it with a live seedling to form an oblate globe when it grew up.When you cut off the flat ball, you get a lot of balls.When the ball has 8-9 warts, cut it from the root stock and plant it directly into the soil.

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw main value

Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw is a commonly cultivated small potted cactus ornamental plant.Ariocarpus Retusus Scheidw looks like rock, warts overlap, strange shape, suitable for family potted and botanical garden exhibition cultivation.