Mammillaria Prolifera - Texas Nipple Cactus (English)

Описание: Mammillaria Prolifera - Texas Nipple Cactus (English)

This is my Mammillaria prolifera cactus, commonly called a Texas Nipple Cactus. It is native to Mexico and southwestern America. I was pleasantly surprised when it started to flower! They are a pale yellow color, and the ants seem to enjoy crawling around the center. The flowers are open during the day and close up at night, a behavior known as nyctinasty. On this plant it took a long time for the flower bud to finally open, maybe weeks, but now that it has flowered, it is flowering for a long time. It is only about 2" tall, about 5 cm. I've had this plant for about 7 or 8 months, and I'm not sure how old it was when I got it - but I'd estimate it has taken about a year or so for it to flower. It gets strong morning light, and then indirect light all day. I am not using any special soil - just regular potting soil with sand on top. I give it a small amount of general fertilizer once a month, and I water it when it looks like it's really dry. A low maintenance, small, compact plant, the Texas Nipple Cactus may be a perfect addition to your cactus collection.

Common Names: little-candles, silver-cluster-cactus, strawberry-cactus, west-Indian-nipple-cactus

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