Eriosyce oculta

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Top-down view of Eriosyce oculta cactus showing dark purple bumpy tubercles and tiny spine tufts in a gravel-filled pot
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a round, dark green spineless cactus with bumpy texture in a square pot with pebbles, on a dark background.
Top view of Eriosyce oculta, a small, round spineless cactus with tubercles in a square pot filled with light pebbles.
Eriosyce oculta, a compact spineless cactus with rounded brownish-green tubercles, sits among pebbles in a square pot on black.
Eriosyce oculta, a small dark green spineless cactus from Northern Chile, in a square orange-brown pot with pale pebbles, on a dark background.
Eriosyce oculta is a small, round cactus with dark green to brown tubercles and tiny spines, set in white and gray pebbles.
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a small bumpy cactus with dark green and purple hues, in a pot of white and gray rocks. Blurred cacti behind.
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a compact, spineless Chilean plant with thick pointed tubercles growing in coarse, pebbly soil.
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a small spineless cactus with dark green and brown segments in a square pot filled with gravel.
Top-down view of Eriosyce oculta cactus showing dark purple bumpy tubercles and tiny spine tufts in a gravel-filled pot
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a round, dark green spineless cactus with bumpy texture in a square pot with pebbles, on a dark background.
Top view of Eriosyce oculta, a small, round spineless cactus with tubercles in a square pot filled with light pebbles.
Eriosyce oculta, a compact spineless cactus with rounded brownish-green tubercles, sits among pebbles in a square pot on black.
Eriosyce oculta, a small dark green spineless cactus from Northern Chile, in a square orange-brown pot with pale pebbles, on a dark background.
Eriosyce oculta is a small, round cactus with dark green to brown tubercles and tiny spines, set in white and gray pebbles.
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a small bumpy cactus with dark green and purple hues, in a pot of white and gray rocks. Blurred cacti behind.
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a compact, spineless Chilean plant with thick pointed tubercles growing in coarse, pebbly soil.
Close-up of Eriosyce oculta, a small spineless cactus with dark green and brown segments in a square pot filled with gravel.

This is one of a kind really small-growing plant with low, spineless, it has a beautiful dark purple, almost black stem.

Recommended temperature zone: USDA: 9-11
Frost tolerance: 20°F (7°C)
Minimum avg. temperature: 50°F (10°C)
Sun exposure: Light shade
Origin: Northern Chile (Antofagasta)
Watering needs: Extremely root prone, needs good drainage.
Propagation: Seeds
Blooming habits: Flower yellow to pinkish orange, 1.5" in diameter (3.5 cm)

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Spring

Flower Color

Pink/red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9b

Mature Size

3.5

Resistance

 4°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Eriosyce oculta

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This is one of a kind really small-growing plant with low, spineless, it has a beautiful dark purple, almost black stem.

Recommended temperature zone: USDA: 9-11
Frost tolerance: 20°F (7°C)
Minimum avg. temperature: 50°F (10°C)
Sun exposure: Light shade
Origin: Northern Chile (Antofagasta)
Watering needs: Extremely root prone, needs good drainage.
Propagation: Seeds
Blooming habits: Flower yellow to pinkish orange, 1.5" in diameter (3.5 cm)

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Spring

Flower Color

Pink/red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9b

Mature Size

3.5

Resistance

 4°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Spring
Botanical Name Eriosyce oculta
Common Name Twin spine cactus
Dormancy Summer
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Pink/red
Genus Eriosyce
Growth Habit Globose
Growth Rate Slow
Hardiness Zone 9b
Mature Size 3.5
Native Area Mexico
Resistance  4°c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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