Flowers: Small, pink-orange-red with a whitish to lemon yellow center.
Blooming season: Spring to Summer.
Soils: It likes very porous standard cactus mix soil.
Repotting: Use pot with good drainage.
Watering: Needs moderate to copious waterings in the Summer, but do not overwater (rot prone), keep dry in winter.
Hardiness: Reputedly very resistant to frost if kept on the dry side prior to, and during, cold weather (hardy to -15 C ° C or less for short periods).
Exposition: The plant tolerates extremely bright situations but enjoys filtered sunlight or afternoon shade. Inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. Tends to bronze in strong light, which encourages flowering and heavy spine production.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Spring to summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Oroya peruviana |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Pale yellow to brown |
| Growth Habit | Spherical |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a |
| Mature Size | 46 Inches |
| Native Area | Peru |
| Resistance | 3c ° |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Flowers: Small, pink-orange-red with a whitish to lemon yellow center.
Blooming season: Spring to Summer.
Soils: It likes very porous standard cactus mix soil.
Repotting: Use pot with good drainage.
Watering: Needs moderate to copious waterings in the Summer, but do not overwater (rot prone), keep dry in winter.
Hardiness: Reputedly very resistant to frost if kept on the dry side prior to, and during, cold weather (hardy to -15 C ° C or less for short periods).
Exposition: The plant tolerates extremely bright situations but enjoys filtered sunlight or afternoon shade. Inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. Tends to bronze in strong light, which encourages flowering and heavy spine production.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Spring to summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Oroya peruviana |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Pale yellow to brown |
| Growth Habit | Spherical |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a |
| Mature Size | 46 Inches |
| Native Area | Peru |
| Resistance | 3c ° |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
