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Aylostera pulvinosa

Aylostera pulvinosa
Photo: Otakar Sida, CC BY 3.0

Aylostera pulvinosa is a small, clump-forming globular cactus from the dry hills of Tarija, Bolivia, valued for its compact form and showy flowers. It is grown as a container cactus that needs sun, sharp drainage and a dry winter rest.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the soil is fully dry, and water sparingly or not at all in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–35 °C; protect from frost and keep dry below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Bolivia (Tarija)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Aylostera pulvinosa, synonym Rebutia pulvinosa, is a species of cactus in the genus Aylostera, native to Bolivia. Aylostera albiflora has been treated as Aylostera pulvinosa subsp. albiflora.

Other Aylostera plants

Aylostera fiebrigii · Aylostera pygmaea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aylostera pulvinosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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