Mammillaria huitzilopochtli is a solitary or slowly clumping cactus forming untidy clumps, up to 8 cm tall and 6 cm wide. This Mammillaria has a very narrow range in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Mammillaria huitzilopochtli Care
Mammillaria huitzilopochtli
What is the plant
Mammillaria huitzilopochtli, commonly known as biznaga of Huitzilopochtli, is a perennial member of the Cactaceae family native to Mexico. It has single or branched dark-green stems spherical at first then cylindrical to club-shaped. The small tubercles are cylindrical to conical with elliptic areloes, short pectinated radial spines and sometimes long black central spines. A ring of pink flowers is produced then a red club-shaped fruit with brown seeds.
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Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
min 10b
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
The plant should be watered regularly in summer allowing to dry before watering again.
Fertilizer
Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer.
Sunlight
Outside, the plant needs a full sun or afternoon shade, inside, it prefers bright light, and some direct sun.
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Soil
Choose a very porous well-draining potting media.
Temperature
The plant is quite frost resistant if kept dry, hardy as low as -5°C. Inside, normal room temperatures (65°F/18.3°C - 75°F/23.8°C) are suitable.
Container
Choose a container with enough drainage holes.
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