OREOCEREUS TROLLI

ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS

This cactus comes from Bolivia and Argentina and can reach 70 cm high with its ramifications. It can have between 15 to 20 ribs, covering the areolas with its woollyness.

The ribs of this species are long, and it has spines that can measure up to 5 cm, they are pointed and can vary in color between red and yellow. It is not a cactus that reaches great height, so this species can be planted both indoors and outdoors for life. It is very slow growing.

DECORATION OF ... EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR?

As we have already said before, this plant can be planted both indoors and outdoors, since it has a very slow growth, and when it reaches its total height it is not more than 70 cm high, so it does not take up a lot of space and it is possible to keep it throughout its life inside our home or in our garden.

It is a very resistant species and withstands low temperatures very well. All you need is a sunny area where you can nourish yourself. Keep in mind that if we plant it indoors, it needs a good pot that drains the water properly.

CARE FOR CACTUS AND SUCCULENTS

They are showy plants, very pretty and that practically do not need much maintenance.

- They prefer places with direct light or that have good lighting, preferably next to a window, on a balcony, a terrace or in your Garden.

- They can withstand low temperatures, around 0ºC.

- It is essential that they have good drainage, both in the soil and in a pot.

- The ideal substrate for cacti has to be combined with sand and gravel, so that they have good drainage, humidity and excess water are not good.

- Irrigation does not have to be excessive. From spring to autumn, which would be its growth period, water every 15 days, abundant watering and wait for the soil to be very dry again. In winter do not water or give one watering per month.

- Fertilizer. During the growing season (spring - autumn) you can fertilize them with worm humus. Eggshells are a good homemade fertilizer, they contain (Calcium, Iron, Potassium, magnesium and Phosphorus) these nutrients are very important and favor their growth, you must crush and mix them with the substrate, administer them a couple of times a year.

- Treatment against fungi due to excess humidity, disinfect the area with a copper-based fungicide.

- If you want to transplant them from the pot or the ground, the best time would be from spring.

And don't forget that to work with cacti you have to wear good gloves.