Melocactus guitartii

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Close-up of Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with white and orange spines and an emerging cephalium in gravel-filled pot.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, features sharp thorns and a prominent red cephalium atop its rounded green body.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with sharp spines and a prominent cephalium, growing among rocks.
A rare Melocactus guitartii with white and brown spines in a square pot of gray pebbles, displayed among other potted cacti.
A small, round Melocactus guitartii with reddish-brown and white spines sits in gravel, with blurred cacti in the background.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, featuring a prominent cephalium and sharp top thorns.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with long white and orange spines and a cephalium, among gray-white rocks.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii with sharp white and brown spines and a budding cephalium, set among small gray and white pebbles.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with white and orange spines and cephalium, in a pot among gray rocks with other cacti.
Close-up of a rare Melocactus guitartii, highlighting sharp brown spines and cephalium among gray and white rocks with blurred cacti.
A small, round Melocactus guitartii with ridges and clusters of white and brown spines grows in grayish gravel, showing its rare cephalium.
Top view of a rare Melocactus guitartii cactus, showing long white and brown spines on its cephalium in a square pot with gray pebbles.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with long white and brown spines, sits in a red pot with tan pebbles and blurred plants behind.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii cactus with long brown and white spines and a cephalium, set against a soft green background.
Rare Melocactus guitartii cactus with long spines in a brown pot filled with light pebbles, seen against a blurred, colorful garden backdrop.
The Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, is shown potted with its distinctive cephalium on display.
Top view of Melocactus guitartii cactus in a small pot with light brown gravel, long spines, and cephalium on a neutral background.
Close-up top view of Melocactus guitartii cactus with yellow-brown spines, white clusters, developing cephalium, and light pebbles.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, is shown in a pot with its striking cephalium for a truly distinctive appearance.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii showing its round green body, yellow-brown spines, and forming cephalium with blurred cacti in background.
Melocactus guitartii with a round green body and orange-white spines sits in light gravel, unique cephalium forming, on white background.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with orange-white spines and cephalium, in a round terracotta pot on white background.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with green ribs and yellow spines, in a pot of tan pebbles against a soft background.
Close-up of rare Melocactus guitartii with long white and brown spines, cephalium, in beige rocks against a softly blurred background.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with white and orange spines and an emerging cephalium in gravel-filled pot.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, features sharp thorns and a prominent red cephalium atop its rounded green body.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with sharp spines and a prominent cephalium, growing among rocks.
A rare Melocactus guitartii with white and brown spines in a square pot of gray pebbles, displayed among other potted cacti.
A small, round Melocactus guitartii with reddish-brown and white spines sits in gravel, with blurred cacti in the background.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, featuring a prominent cephalium and sharp top thorns.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with long white and orange spines and a cephalium, among gray-white rocks.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii with sharp white and brown spines and a budding cephalium, set among small gray and white pebbles.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with white and orange spines and cephalium, in a pot among gray rocks with other cacti.
Close-up of a rare Melocactus guitartii, highlighting sharp brown spines and cephalium among gray and white rocks with blurred cacti.
A small, round Melocactus guitartii with ridges and clusters of white and brown spines grows in grayish gravel, showing its rare cephalium.
Top view of a rare Melocactus guitartii cactus, showing long white and brown spines on its cephalium in a square pot with gray pebbles.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with long white and brown spines, sits in a red pot with tan pebbles and blurred plants behind.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii cactus with long brown and white spines and a cephalium, set against a soft green background.
Rare Melocactus guitartii cactus with long spines in a brown pot filled with light pebbles, seen against a blurred, colorful garden backdrop.
The Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, is shown potted with its distinctive cephalium on display.
Top view of Melocactus guitartii cactus in a small pot with light brown gravel, long spines, and cephalium on a neutral background.
Close-up top view of Melocactus guitartii cactus with yellow-brown spines, white clusters, developing cephalium, and light pebbles.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus, is shown in a pot with its striking cephalium for a truly distinctive appearance.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii showing its round green body, yellow-brown spines, and forming cephalium with blurred cacti in background.
Melocactus guitartii with a round green body and orange-white spines sits in light gravel, unique cephalium forming, on white background.
Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with orange-white spines and cephalium, in a round terracotta pot on white background.
Close-up of Melocactus guitartii, a rare Cuban cactus with green ribs and yellow spines, in a pot of tan pebbles against a soft background.
Close-up of rare Melocactus guitartii with long white and brown spines, cephalium, in beige rocks against a softly blurred background.

Melocactus guitartii

Description: Melocactus guitartii is the the rarest of these Cuban species,. It is about 10 cm broad and 12 cm high, densely armed with long spreading rigid spines.
Habit: Usually solitary.
Cephalium: Relatively small 3 to 4 cm tall and 7 to 11 cm in diameter with long reddish-brown bristles.
Flowers: From the cephalium, pink, 18 to 43 mm long and 3 to 4 cm long.

These cacti are not the easiest things to grow and aren't plants for beginners. Melocactus guitartii grows from April to October
Melocactus rests from October to April but can't stand cold, or even fairly cool temperatures, so is indispensable to keep it above 8-12°C at all times
The root system is weak and generally resents being repotted and can take a long time to re-establish. The soil mix should be very quick draining, prefers very bright light, not as much as the most arid growing cacti, but plenty nonetheless.


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

Bloom Season

April to october

Flower Color

Pink

Mature Size

12 cm

Resistance

812°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)
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Melocactus guitartii

Description: Melocactus guitartii is the the rarest of these Cuban species,. It is about 10 cm broad and 12 cm high, densely armed with long spreading rigid spines.
Habit: Usually solitary.
Cephalium: Relatively small 3 to 4 cm tall and 7 to 11 cm in diameter with long reddish-brown bristles.
Flowers: From the cephalium, pink, 18 to 43 mm long and 3 to 4 cm long.

These cacti are not the easiest things to grow and aren't plants for beginners. Melocactus guitartii grows from April to October
Melocactus rests from October to April but can't stand cold, or even fairly cool temperatures, so is indispensable to keep it above 8-12°C at all times
The root system is weak and generally resents being repotted and can take a long time to re-establish. The soil mix should be very quick draining, prefers very bright light, not as much as the most arid growing cacti, but plenty nonetheless.


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

Bloom Season

April to october

Flower Color

Pink

Mature Size

12 cm

Resistance

812°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season April to october
Botanical Name Melocactus guitartii
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Pink
Genus Melocactus
Growth Habit globose
Mature Size 12 cm
Native Area Southern america
Resistance 812°c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.)

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