Echinofossulocactus arrigens
Echinofossulocactus arrigens
Easy to care for and easy to flower. It needs soil with good drainage.and strong sunshine but is tolerant of light shade during the hot Summer months. Allow the soil to dry between watering. It should not be watered at all in winter. It does not tolerate intense or prolonged cold but is hardy to -5°C if kept dry.
Contributed by @tomlinson
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Echinofossulocactus arrigens
Latin name
Echinofossulocactus arrigens
type
Succulent
family
Cactaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.30 M
Echinofossulocactus arrigens
Easy to care for and easy to flower. It needs soil with good drainage.and strong sunshine but is tolerant of light shade during the hot Summer months. Allow the soil to dry between watering. It should not be watered at all in winter. It does not tolerate intense or prolonged cold but is hardy to -5°C if kept dry.
Flowering Season
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
This species will bloom even when quite small but need a lot of sun.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
These are most likely to be sourced as young plants and they should be grown in an open compost of 1 part sand to 2 parts of potting compost number 2. Place in full sunlight in the greenhouse
tomlinson