A small globular-flattened cactus.
Stems: Dark green, spherical up to 15 cm in diameter. It has 20 ribs spirally arranged with raised tubercles between which the areoles appear.
Spines: Arranged like little spiders, brownish, turn greyish eventually.
Flowers: Deep red
Cultivation: It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer (but do not overwater ) needs good drainage and very porous, keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry (hardy to -12° C). Need a bright exposure, full sun or half shade in summer.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Blooming Season | Autumn-spring |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Miniature desert rose |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Flower | Pink |
| Frost Tolerance | – 4° c |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b to 10b |
| Height | 2 m |
| Origin | South africa |
| Scientific Name | lobivia distefanoiana |
| Shape | globular |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to partial shade |
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Very nice plant comes with bud and bloom in a week. Very health and no damage at all.
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Purchased back in April I believe and over the past few weeks I've noticed Bud's starting to appear on her and today I walked out on my back deck and she had bloomed! Not opened yet but I'm so happy!
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