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Aztekium hintonii is a small, slow-growing, solitary globular cactus from gypsum cliffs in Nuevo León, Mexico, grown for its ribbed stem and magenta flowers. The key to growing it is strong sun, very little water, and a gritty, gypsum-rich mix.
Aztekium hintonii, is a species of cactus in the genus Aztekium.
Aztekium hintonii is easier to grow than Aztekium ritteri, but it is easy to lose during first years due to mistakes in cultivation.
Aztekium hintonii is endemic to the north of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the municipality of Galeana, Nuevo León. It lives from 1100 to 1200 m above sea level, on gypsum cliffs with xeric scrub, associated with other cacti (Mammillaria candida, Mammillaria pilispina, Mammillaria winterae, Thelocactus matudae, Neolloydia conoidea, Geohintonia mexicana) and other plants such as Selaginella gypsophila and Selaginella lepidophylla. Minimum average temperature 10 °C in full sun, little water, porous substrate with a high percentage of gypsum (calcium sulfate). They reproduce through seeds, they are grafted to accelerate their slow growth.
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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.
