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Cultivation: Not easy; it has a large root and
lives among rocks. This tropical cactus prefers loves warm, moist, humid
conditions, and mist spraying is a must in summer. Water regularly
during the growing season and use a very draining mineral potting
substrate. At the onset of winter, do not water. Uebelmannias need heat
all year round, and extra winter heat; minimum 10°C is best. Avoid any
frost. Keep cool in summer. This plant proves to be root prone if kept
too cold in winter. To help stop this, a good deep collar of pumice or
lava grit is an excellent idea. It prefers a full sun position and
possibly afternoon shade in summer. If you can place it so that this
occurs, the plant will be much happier.
Propagation: By seeds. Germinating seeds can also be tricky. But
plants are often grafted making them easier to grow, particularly
through the winter. If possible, using a rootstock that is hardier than
the Uebelmannia is the ideal.
Photo of conspecific
taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of
plants belonging to the Uebelmannia
pectinifera
complex
(This
Taxon has lots of synonyms ( like
many other cacti) with several controversial
varieties and subspecies, and comprises a
multitude of different forms, but where each form is linked to others by
populations of plants with intermediate characteristics):
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