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A
clustered
specimen
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Morphology (Identifying
Characteristics):
Habit:
It is a small
globose cactus, in age it forms nice
clumps.
Stem:
Spherical, of a fresh green colour.
Areoles :
Spineless with a short white
wool, they are arranged geometrically
and contrast with the stem .
Spines:
Usually absent, a few small
bristly spines are occasionally produced
in the flowering areoles.
Flower:
Light yellow,
stamens yellow,
anther of a bright contrasting red.
Notes:
This is a very distinctive plant even without flowers. It’s very
different from the common long and dense
spiny form.
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Woolly white
almost
spineless areoles.
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Cultivation: It
is easy to grow. It
prefers a neutral to slightly acidic
mineral-based potting mix with a good
drainage.
It likes a warm bright location, does great in partial shade but doesn't like
full, hot blazing sun in the central summer month.
Can support quite some water during the growing season
but pot plants in winter are
wet-sensitive and
needs to be kept
dry (rots easily if soil is wet and cold) tends to lose
its roots in winter.
Usually it is recommended to
over-winter
this plant in a bright and warm greenhouse with at least 8-10° C ,
but it has proved to tolerate temperatures as low as -5° C for short
periods.
Propagation:
This plant can be propagated only vegetatively by
grafting
or
cuttings.
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Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of plants belonging to the
Notocactus scopa
complex:
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