Escobaria cubensis

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Escobaria
Species: cubensis

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: Cuba
Province: Holguin

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Self fertile
Flower lifetime: 2 days
Fruit ripening time: 3-4 months
Size of seeds: 1 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 2-11

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: 2013-03-19
Propagation: Seed
In my collection since: 2013-03-19
Date of death: 2015
Cause of death: Dried up

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Expanded shale: 20%
• Perlite: 20%
• Pumice: 15%
• Vermiculite: 15%
• Zeolithe: 15%
• Quartz: 15%