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Cultivation: Small
growing and easy to to care and flower. Because of it’s small size makes
a great potted plant specimen, great for beginning collectors. It needs
regular cacti soil with good drainage. Propagation: Seeds (usually) or
by the shoots of adult plants (if available). Exposure: need some direct
sun but is tolerant and prefers light shade during the hot Summer
months, allow to dry between watering. Watering should be curtailed
during the winter months. Frost Tolerance -5°C if kept dry.
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name:
Echinofossulocactus
robustus
Lawrence in Loudon 1841
Published in: Gardeners' Magazine of Botany,
Horticulture, Floriculture. 17: 318, 1841
Tribe: Cacteae -- Subtribe: Echinocactinae
Origin: Mexico
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