ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ
Taxonomy
Mammilaria prolifera
Mammilaria
How to care for ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ
How often to water your ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ
every 12
ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesnβt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ in your home
a window
ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves π, 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 ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ in your home π‘.
How to fertilize ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ
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 itβs likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ after it doubles in size or once a yearβwhichever comes first.
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Leaning cactus help. My daughter bought this cactus years ago when she was going to plant a succulent garden then promptly lost interest. I have kept it alive, but not given it much attention. Itβs developed a pretty serious lean. What would you all recommend to help it live its best life?
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Care Summary for ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ
ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4β pot your plant is in, and that it doesnβt get direct sunlight.