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Mammillaria neobertrandiana Lerdo, Durante, Mexico
Nice pink spines, the small
winter flowers are pale pink with a pink/brown midstripe.
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Sientific name:
Mammillaria neobertrandiana
Backeberg 1952
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Section: Hydrochylus
Series: Lasiacanthae
Group: Lasiacantha
HABITAT: Lerdo, Durango
Synonyms:
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Mammillaria lasiacantha
Engelm. 1856
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Chilita lengdobleriana
(Boed.) Buxb. 1954
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Mammillaria lengdobleriana
Boedeker 1936
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Cultivation: This plant
has not the fame to be easy to cultivate, but in good conditions
with excellent
ventilation,
it grows without difficulty.
It is especially sensitive to overwatering.
So careful watering and an open
mineral
potting soil are a must.
Avoid
the use of
peat or other
humus sources in the
potting mixture.
Don't add
limestone
to the potting mix which must be moderately acidic.
Can be sensitive to frost (but if dry they are resistant to
-5° C). Requires
maximum
sun exposure
to reach its full potential
and to
achieve success in
flowering.
A winter rest that allows the plant to shrivel (perhaps losing up to
25% of its summer height) will encourage flowering and long time
survival. Be careful to encourage slow growth.
Provide very good
ventilation.
Propagation: Direct sow
after last frost. (it usually doesn't produces offsets).
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Photo
of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of the
Lasiacanthae group. (This
taxon has lots of synonyms whit several controversial varieties
and subspecies)
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