Escobaria hesteri

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

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: USA
State: Texas
Province: Brewster

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Self sterile
Flower lifetime: 2 days
Fruit ripening time: 2-3 months
Size of seeds: 0.8 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 33-41

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: 2007
In my collection since: 2008

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Perlite: 25%
• Loam: 20%
• Pumice: 20%
• Zeolithe: 20%
• Basaltic lava: 15%