Goat's Horn Cactus

Goat's Horn Cactus Care

Astrophytum capricorne

What is the plant

A small succulent cactus originated from the Chihuahuan Desert (the northern and central parts of Mexico) and is a part of the Cactaceae family is estimable for its ease of maintenance and bright flowering.

The Goat’s Horn Cactus is a small plant that can get 9.8 inches (25 cm) tall and 3.9 inches (10 cm) wide. The rounded stem changes its shape to oval or columnar with adolescence and can be of various colors from bright green to gray. The young plant is bald and covers with curved spikes with time — this is a form of grass-mimicry. It flowers with colorful bloom every summer that changes to round reddish fruit that contains seeds that can be planted.

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Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

min 8b

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Watch for the soil and water the plant if the soil gets dry on the top. From winter till spring, examine the plant regularly — if it is not starting to dry up, watering is not needed.
Pruning
No pruning is required.
Fertilizer
Goat's Horn Cactus doesn’t need much fertilizer like any other succulent. Still, some food like a weak liquid fertilizer, preferably for succulents, could promote better growth. Use it from April till September.

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Sunlight
This cactus loves the sun and it would be perfect if you place it on a sunny spot of a room.
Soil
Goat's Horn Cactus requires the usual well-draining soil mix available in markets. If you try to make soil mix on your own, take 60% perlite, 20% peat, and 20% compost. Mix carefully.
Propagation
Goat's Horn Cactus is propagated by seeds and requires warmth for its germination up to 70°-80°F (21°-26,6°C).

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Temperature
Despite it’s a cactus, the Goat's Horn plant feels perfect in average room temperature of 60°-80°F (15°-21°C) and can stand the slight cold till 50°-55°F (10°-12°C).
Container
Reporting to a container slightly bigger than the previous is necessary every spring only for the first 3 to 4 years during active growth.
Fun fact
Goat’s Horn cactus got its name from the view of the curved shape of its spines that reminds goat’s horns.