Mother-of-hundreds

Mother-of-hundreds Care

Mammillaria Compressa

What is the plant

Mammillaria compressa is one of the larger species of Mammillaria, forming large dull, pale green mounds with sparse white spines and reddish-pink flowers in winters.it is called mother of hundreds because it forms large clumps, up to 3 feet wide when grown outdoors .Mammillaria species like most cacti they're drought tolerant and need very little care and attention to grow well . Plenty of sunshine will keep this cacti more than happy. Provide bright, even light to encourage tight growth and flowering. Some shade during a hot summers day can be helpful to prevent sunburn.

The white, hooked spines of this spherical cactus were used as fish hooks in its native Mexico.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

17°C - 27°C

Hardiness zone

9a - 11a

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater (very wet-sensitively). Its roots are easily lost in pots that stay damp for any length of time. Keep dry with ample airflow in winter. In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!! Care must be taken with watering as they tends to become swollen and untidy in growth habit if given too much water and shade.
Fertilizer
During the growing season enrich the soil using a fertilizer rich in potassium and phosphorous, but poor in nitrogen, because this chemical element doesn’t help the development of succulent plants, making them too soft and full of water.
Sunlight
Outside bright sun, filtered sunlight or afternoon shade, inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. Subject to sunburn if exposed to direct sun for too long. Tends to bronze in strong light, which encourages flowering and heavy spine production.

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Soil
It likes very porous standard cactus mix soil with little organic matter (peat, humus).
Temperature
It is quite frost resistant if kept dry, hardy as low as -5° C (some reports give it hardy to -12°C). However some warmth throughout the year will increase the grower's success (minimum 5° to 8°C during rest season).
Popularity
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