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: 2-20

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: ca. 2007
Propagation: Cutting
In my collection since: 2009-08

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Basaltic lava: 30%
• Pumice: 20%
• Zeolithe: 20%
• Coir: 10%
• Expanded clay: 10%
• Peat: 10%