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M. bocasana var. multilanata forma cristata
This plant has long white furry hairs and very few (if not
any)
central hooked spines.
Description: Blue-green
stems with white woolly hairy spines
Spines: Radials 50-100, white, hairlike, 8 - 20 mm long, with
very few short hooked centrals , reddish brown, 5 - 10 mm
long.
Cultivation: It is a
rapid growing crest that does very
well on its own roots. Water regularly in summer, but do
not overwater (very 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.
Outside full sun or afternoon shade; inside
it needs bright light, and some
direct sun. A big clump can be
produced in a very few years.
Propagation: Division of larger clumps in spring or summer. |
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