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Weingartia canigueralii

Weingartia canigueralii
Photo: Mats Winberg, CC BY-SA 2.5

Weingartia canigueralii is a small globular cactus from Bolivia, valued as a compact houseplant or specimen for dry-climate gardens. Give it strong light, very sparing water and a fast-draining mix.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly only when the soil is fully dry, and much less in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
Roughly 10–35 °C in the growing season; keep dry and frost-free in winter, protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
Bolivia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Weingartia canigueralii is a species of cactus in the genus Weingartia, native to Bolivia. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Weingartia plants

Weingartia alba · Weingartia arenacea · Weingartia mentosa · Weingartia neocumingii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Weingartia canigueralii 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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