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Mammillaria bambusiphila v. parva L 761 Coalcoman,
Michoacan, Mexico 1000m
Slowly forms cylindrical stems that remain solitary
for a long time.
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Description: Solitary or
(rarely) clumping:
Stems: Cylindrical, up to 20 cm tall 4 - 8 cm in diameter.
Central spines: 3 to 5 central spines, straight, (sometimes
hooked) , the lower longer, glassy white or pale brown, black at the
tips, 5 - 11 mm long.
Radial spine: About 16-20 straight, very thin white with brown at
the base and the tips. 3 - 5 mm long, the upper spines the shorter,
Axil: Naked or with a little wool.
Flower: Carmine, 15 - 17 mm in length, 5 - 7 mm in diameter,
narowly opening.
Blooming season: June
Fruit: Reddish brown or greenish.
Seed: Brown.
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Cultivation: It is a
slow growing species
. Water regularly in summer, but do
not overwater (Rot prone)
Use pot with good drainage and a very porous potting media,
keep dry in winter.
Feed with a high potassium
fertilizer in summer.
It is quite frost resistant if kept dry, hardy as low as -5° C (some
reports give it hardy to -5°C)
Sun Exposure: High levels of light are needed to
flower and for good spine development.
Can be sunburned if moved
from shade/greenhouse into full sun too quickly. During the spring it
may be able to take full sun until the heat arrives at the end of
spring. In an area that has hot afternoon sun, it may be able to take
full morning sun, but requires afternoon shade or afternoon light shade.
If grown correctly, it will reward the grower with generous
displays of purple flowers.
Clustering in cultivation after several years and easily flowered..
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost
(usually) or division
, wait
until the
offsets that appear at the
base of old clustered
specimens
are 1/3 the size of the parent and then detach and plant
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family) |
bambusiphila v. parva Rep 663, Coalcoman, Mixh, 1100m,
M. bambusiphilla and its variety parva
Mammillaria bambusiphila v. parva Reppenhagen,
Published in: Mitteilungsbl. AfM, cf. Repert. Pl. Succ.
(I. O. S.), 10 (5): 167-171; 37: 4 (1986 publ. 1988), 1986
Scientific name:
Mammillaria xaltianguensis ssp. bambusiphila (W.
Reppenhagen) D.R. Hunt,
Published in: Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 8, 1997
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Origin: Origin: Mexico (Michoacán: Huacana)
Altitude 800 - 1.200 m.
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
- Mammillaria xaltianguensis H. Sánchez-Mejorada
Published in: R., Anales del Instituto de Biologia
de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 44 (1): 30, 1973
- Mammillaria bambusiphila W. Reppenhagen,
Published in: Mitteilungsbl. AfM, cf. Repert. Pl.
Succ. (I. O. S.), 10 (5): 161-166; 37: 4 (1986 publ. 1988), 1986
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The narrowly opening flowers are carmine and
appear on the crown of the plant in June
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