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Stenocactus coptonogonus

Stenocactus coptonogonus
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0

Stenocactus coptonogonus is a small, globe-shaped cactus from the deserts of central Mexico, with white flowers that have purple midveins. It grows best in full sun with very sparing water and gritty, fast-draining soil.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply only when the soil is fully dry, and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Gritty cactus mix with good drainage, such as sand, pumice and loam.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Stenocactus coptonogonus is a species of cactus native to the deserts of Mexico.

Where it grows

Stenocactus coptonongonus is found in Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, and Hidalgo areas of Mexico.

Other Stenocactus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocactus coptonogonus 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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