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Frailea diersiana is a small, mostly solitary cactus from Bolivia with a short stem and yellow flowers. It is a compact, slow-growing ornamental that needs sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Frailea diersiana is a species of succulent flowering plant in the genus Frailea, within the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
This species of cactus is cultivated as an ornamental plant and may be propagated via seed, although it is rare in collections.
Frailea diersiana is native to Bolivia. It is found mainly in the seasonally-dry tropical biome, and grows at altitudes of around 191 meters above sea level.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Frailea diersiana 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.
