Frailea castanea FS485 F2

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Notocereeae
Genus: Frailea
Species: castanea

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: Brazil
State: Rio Grande do Sul
City/Town/Location: Sant'Ana do Livramento
Altitude: 200m
Field number: FS485 F2

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Cleistogamous (at least sometimes)
Fruit ripening time: 1 months
Size of seeds: 2 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 18-26

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: 2013-12-29
Propagation: Seed
In my collection since: 2013-12-29

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Diatomaceous earth: 35%
• Pumice: 30%
• Zeolithe: 20%
• Perlite: 10%
• Peat: 5%