hedgehog cacti Plant Care: Water, Light, Nutrients

hedgehog cacti

Also known as

hedgehog cactus

Taxonomy

Scientific name

cactus echinopsis cardenasiana

Genus

Cactus

Family

Cactaceae

Order

Caryophyllales

How to care for hedgehog cacti

💦 Water

How often to water your hedgehog cacti

hedgehog cacti needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
12

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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☀️ Light

Finding light for hedgehog cacti in your home

hedgehog cacti may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of hedgehog cacti in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize hedgehog cacti

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for hedgehog cacti: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your hedgehog cacti after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Would you agree? Would you agree that this is a Ric Rac species? I have a Fish Bone (pic 4/5). It’s much smaller that the plant in the first 3 pics. When I researched it, a Ric Rac species of Fish Bone is what I found…I think 🤔 lol if I understood it correctly🤷🏻‍♀️