Name: Melocactus oreas
Brand: Planet Desert
SKU: 671
Price: 7.75 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)

Melocactus oreas is a strongly spined solitary cactus easily recognizable by its cephalium.

Habit: Usually stays solitary, mature plants are easily recognizable by their cephalia, that have a covering of wool and dark reddish-brown bristles.

Cultivation and Propagation: Exclusively by seeds

Melocactus oreas grows from April to October, it can’t endure long stretches of total dryness, and also too much water will rot it, as its weak root systems tends to be inefficient at sucking up water from wet soil. Nonetheless, again as a result of their tropical origins, they need a fair amount of water, but allow the soil to dry quite a bit before watering again.

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

Bloom Season	Juneaugust
Botanical Name	Melocactus oreas
Dormancy	Winter
Family	Cactaceae
Flower Color	Pink
Flower Color	Pink, red
Growth Habit	Sphere or barrel
Hardiness Zone	10a11
Mature Size	35 cm
Native Area	Brazil
Resistance	812°C

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Please note: Our large plants are many years old, and as a result, they might have minor scaring but will arrive 100% healthy and looking great.

Please note: Our large plants are shipped bare root. They are also many years old, and as a result, they might have minor scaring but will arrive healthy and looking great.

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Plants that are in 3.5" pots and smaller will be shipped in its pot to prevent any damage to the roots. Any plant that is 6" and larger WILL NOT come with a pot as it will be shipped bare root.

Depending on the species and season, you will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. It may or may not be blooming at the time of your purchase.

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

Bloom Season	Juneaugust
Botanical Name	Melocactus oreas
Dormancy	Winter
Family	Cactaceae
Flower Color	Pink
Flower Color	Pink, red
Growth Habit	Sphere or barrel
Hardiness Zone	10a11
Mature Size	35 cm
Native Area	Brazil
Resistance	812°C

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