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Mammillaria glasii 'Dulces Nombres'
(with short yellow hooked spines)
(Field number: L 1537Locality: track from Dulces Nombres over Santa
Engracia, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1800m) |
Description:
It is a small plant that forms low clusters. Individual
stems are globose, becoming cylindrical, up to 10 cm high, but rarely
exceeding 3 cm in diameter without latex.
Spines: Radial 50 - 60, hairlike, white, interlacing, 10 - 15 mm
long, centrals 1, 4 - 7 mm long, erect, straight or hooked, but
difficult to distinguish from radials. With few to 30 white bristles
up to
25 mm long in the tubercle axil.
Flower: Often not opening completely, light pink, up
to 14 mm long, 3,5
mm in diameter. Fruit: very ornamental green, becoming
pink-reddish, up to 20 mm long.
Cultivation: Of easy culture, recommended
for any collection,
it doesn't require any special treatment.
It readily forms clumps of many small
heads. It needs as much light as possible without burning the plant, to
encourage the heaviest spine formation.
Growth and flowering are
improved under these conditions. Use very gritty potting mix (rot prone).
For best results, use a shallow pot, and only use the smallest
diameter pot that will accommodate the plant. Regular water in summer,
dry in winter. The use of a covering gravel is a good way to preserve
the whiteness of spines. Frost tolerance -6° C. Reproduction:
Seeds or offsets. |
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