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Monvillea

Monvillea
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0

Monvillea is a genus of climbing or sprawling cacti from South America, grown mainly by collectors. Members are usually grown as warm-climate outdoor plants or in bright conservatories, and need a free-draining soil and dry winters.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly during the growing season, then let the soil dry out fully between waterings and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
Frost-tender; comfortable at 15-30 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy

About

Monvillea is a genus of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to South America. The genus was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1920.

Other Praecereus plants

Monvillea amazonica · Monvillea euchlora · Monvillea saxicola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monvillea 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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