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An extremely
slow growing but extraordinary
plant.
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A young plant grafted on a Trichocereus stock |
Description: A. hintonii have greyish-green
globular to
subglobose
stem, (rarely short
columnar) reaching 20 cm by 10 cm in size
with alternating main and secondary
ribs and characteristic transverse
wrinkles and woolly
areoles in youth.
Cultivation: It is of slow growth, but not as
slow as
A. ritterii. It usually takes several years for growth
to be noticeable. Needs good drainage and regular water in summer.
It should be dried out completely for its winter rest when it will
withstand temperatures down to to -4°C for short periods.
It prefers some shade.
Once a specimen is established on its own roots it is no trouble
to keep, and it becomes an easy plant to manage.
The plants are often grafted to enhance growth speed. |
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Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Aztekium hintonii.
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