Coryphantha Cornifera is a cylindrical shaped succulent that belongs to the Cactoideae family. Also known as Rhinoceros Cactus, the plant is native to Mexico and can grow up to a height of 6 inches. The plant goes dormant in winter.
Growth Rate
Even though it is a slow-growing cactus, it is fairly easy to cultivate. While it flowers very early, it does take about 8 to 12 years to reach its typical height.
Flowering
During the growing seasons which are spring, summer, and fall, you will see the blooming of yellow and occasionally, red-colored flowers.
Watering and Feeding
When potting, water slowly and wait for the water to flow out the bottom. Water once or twice a week in the growing season to ensure the soil is slightly wet at all times. Water once a week in winter. Feed once a week with a liquid fertilizer only during the growing seasons.
Soil
With a pH value of 6-7, create fertile and water-permeable soil. To make it fertile, add a small amount of organic potting and vermiculite.
Hardiness
Even though Rhinoceros Cactus loves a sunny situation it has a frost tolerance of -7°C. With a hardiness zone of 9a to 11b, it prefers to be grown outdoors than indoors.
Light
Coryphantha Cornifera love bright, direct light and should be given at least 6 to 8 hours of the same. Keep it away from blazing sunlight in the summer.
Propagation
While seeding is one of the methods of propagation, division and grafting is the most common ones. This is because they are faster and only require basic succulent knowledge.
As a precaution, you can spray water around the plant when you feel like the temperate is too high. Do not leave any water on the stem.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Coryphantha cornifera |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | yellow |
| Growth Habit | cylindrical or globose |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a11b |
| Mature Size | 15 cm |
| Native Area | Mexico |
| Resistance | 5° C |
- Reviews
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This little gem arrived quickly, safe and sound, well-packaged. It looks very healthy & I can hardly wait 'til spring to see if it blooms.
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- Description
- Features
Coryphantha Cornifera is a cylindrical shaped succulent that belongs to the Cactoideae family. Also known as Rhinoceros Cactus, the plant is native to Mexico and can grow up to a height of 6 inches. The plant goes dormant in winter.
Growth Rate
Even though it is a slow-growing cactus, it is fairly easy to cultivate. While it flowers very early, it does take about 8 to 12 years to reach its typical height.
Flowering
During the growing seasons which are spring, summer, and fall, you will see the blooming of yellow and occasionally, red-colored flowers.
Watering and Feeding
When potting, water slowly and wait for the water to flow out the bottom. Water once or twice a week in the growing season to ensure the soil is slightly wet at all times. Water once a week in winter. Feed once a week with a liquid fertilizer only during the growing seasons.
Soil
With a pH value of 6-7, create fertile and water-permeable soil. To make it fertile, add a small amount of organic potting and vermiculite.
Hardiness
Even though Rhinoceros Cactus loves a sunny situation it has a frost tolerance of -7°C. With a hardiness zone of 9a to 11b, it prefers to be grown outdoors than indoors.
Light
Coryphantha Cornifera love bright, direct light and should be given at least 6 to 8 hours of the same. Keep it away from blazing sunlight in the summer.
Propagation
While seeding is one of the methods of propagation, division and grafting is the most common ones. This is because they are faster and only require basic succulent knowledge.
As a precaution, you can spray water around the plant when you feel like the temperate is too high. Do not leave any water on the stem.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Coryphantha cornifera |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | yellow |
| Growth Habit | cylindrical or globose |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a11b |
| Mature Size | 15 cm |
| Native Area | Mexico |
| Resistance | 5° C |
- Reviews
- Questions
United StatesPlanet Desert Experience
I am relatively new to Cacti. But already my collection is into the hundreds. I have bought from a number of online retailers, local sources, and propagated from seed and offsets. While planet desert prices are slightly higher than many online retailers, their quality has been excellent and their packaging superb. I so appreciate not having to clean sphagnum and perlite from between tight Cactus spines. I highly recommend planet desert for their quality Cacti, excellent packaging and shipping, and their great selection.
United StatesLovely cactus
This little gem arrived quickly, safe and sound, well-packaged. It looks very healthy & I can hardly wait 'til spring to see if it blooms.
United Statesbig and cute
Bigger than expected and very cute.