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Discocactus ferricola

Discocactus ferricola
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0

Discocactus ferricola is a small, globose-to-cylindrical cactus from seasonally dry tropical areas of eastern Bolivia and western Brazil. It needs strong light, very sharp drainage and a dry rest in winter.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly in the growing season and let the soil dry fully between waterings; keep almost dry in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18–35 °C in the growing season; protect below 10 °C and keep dry when cool.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Bolivia to WC. Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Discocactus ferricola is a species of Discocactus found in Bolivia and Brazil.

Other Discocactus plants

Discocactus boliviensis · Discocactus buenekeri · Discocactus catingicola · Discocactus diersianus · Discocactus fariae-peresii · Discocactus hartmannii · Discocactus heptacanthus · Cactus · Discocactus petr-halfarii · Discocactus placentiformis · Discocactus pseudoinsignis · Cactus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Discocactus ferricola 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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