Pelecyphora tuberculosa

Escobaria tuberculosa

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Pelecyphora
Sectio: Pleurantha
Species: tuberculosa

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: USA
State: Texas
Province: Brewster County

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Self sterile
Flower lifetime: 5 days
Fruit ripening time: 2 months
Size of seeds: 1 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 30-36

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: 2008
In my collection since: 2008

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Pumice: 30%
• Diatomaceous earth: 25%
• Perlite: 20%
• Basaltic lava: 10%
• Expanded clay: 5%
• Quartz: 5%
• Zeolithe: 5%