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Stenocactus

Stenocactus
Photo: Conjurer on en:wikipedia, Public domain

Stenocactus is a genus of small to medium globular cacti from Mexico, with thin, wavy ribs and often long, fine spines. Most grown members are slow-growing desert succulents that need very sharp drainage and plenty of sun.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply only when the soil is completely dry, and much less in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix, with grit or pumice added.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Stenocactus is a genus of cacti in the Cactaceae family.

Other Stenocactus plants

Stenocactus boedekerianus · Stenocactus coptonogonus · Stenocactus crispatus · Stenocactus multicostatus · Stenocactus obvallatus · Stenocactus ochoterenanus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocactus 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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