Mammillaria bombycinaQuehl
Silken Pincushion Cactus , Silken Pincushion
Chilita bombycina , Ebnerella bombycina , Escobariopsis bombycina , Neomammillaria bombycina
Photo byCok Grootscholten
kin : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : CacteaeSubtribe : CactinaeGenus : Mammillaria
Mammillaria bombycinais native to westerly centralMexico(Jalisco and Aguascalientes states ) .
Mammillaria bombycinais a smallcactuswith shining - light-green to grizzly - green stems with bulbous tubercles surrounded by downy white tomentum and tipped with clusters of spines . The fore can develop up to 8 inch ( 20 cm ) in elevation and 2.4 in ( 6 cm ) in diameter . Some clone cluster sharply as they age and make gorgeous mounds reach out up to 3 fundament ( 90 cm ) in diameter . Each areole can yield 30 to 60 radial and 3 to 8 , usually 4 central spine . The radial backbone are forgetful , bloodless to yellowish - white , measuring up to 0.3 in ( 0.8 curium ) long , while the long central spines are yellow with darker baksheesh or reddish - brownish , measuring up to 0.45 inches ( 1.1 cm ) , with the lowermost one hooked downwards and up to 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) long .
Photo byDaniel Sambraus
During the spring , Mammillaria bombycinaproduces circular clump of deep roseate - pink flowers near the lead of the stems . The flowers are funnelform and can reach up to 0.6 inch ( 1.5 cm ) in length and diameter . The lodge - shaped fruit are pale pinkish - leafy vegetable .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
To encourage better flowering , permit the plants to enjoy a cooling geological period in the winter and suspendwatering . Unlike many other cacti , which use their ribs as storage devices , Mammillariafeature raised tubercle , from which pricker emerge . When you irrigate , the tubercles will expand to increase water warehousing . The flowers emerge from the axils of these tubercles on the premature year ’s emergence , which accounts for their interesting halo outcome . The cactus must n’t be reveal to protract damp and sitting urine . Never let your cactus sit down in a dish of body of water . Lastly , check tofertilizeduring the growing time of year for the best results .
Photo byClaire H.
Repot as needed , preferably during the ardent season . To repotMammillaria , ensure the grease is wry before repotting , then gently remove the potful . Knock away the old soil from the beginning , murder any rotten or idle roots . handle any cuts with a fungicide . put the plant in its novel throne and backfill it with pot soil , fan out the roots as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a week or so , then set out to water lightly to reduce the risk of root bunk .
See more atHow to produce and Care for Mammillaria .
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Photo byCok Grootscholten
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