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Kadenicarpus

Kadenicarpus
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kadenicarpus is a small genus of cacti from eastern Mexico, sometimes merged into Turbinicarpus, and grown as slow, small, spiny succulents. Give them very bright light, sharp drainage and very sparing water.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18–35 °C in the growing season; keep dry and above 5 °C in winter.
How easy
Moderate

About

Kadenicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to eastern Mexico. It has been synonymized with Turbinicarpus but molecular phylogenetic studies have supported its monophyly and separation from that genus.

Other Kadenicarpus plants

Kadenicarpus heliae · Kadenicarpus horripilus · Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kadenicarpus 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.

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