Cultivation: Small growing and easy to care and flower. Because of its small size makes a great potted plant specimen, great for beginning collectors. It needs regular cacti soil with good drainage.
Propagation: Seeds (usually) or by the shoots of adult plants (if available).
Exposure: Need some direct sun but is tolerant and prefers light shade during the hot Summer months. Allow to dry between watering. Watering should be curtailed during the winter months.
Frost tolerance: (-6 to -4°C) depending on the form.
Flowers: 3-4 centimeters broad, white or pinkish with a violet to purple mid-vein.
Blooming season: Early spring.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late summer/early fall |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Echinofossulocactus zacatecasensis |
| Common Name | Wave cactus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a |
| Mature Size | 15 cm |
| Native Area | South africa |
| Resistance | 4°c |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to partial shade |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Cultivation: Small growing and easy to care and flower. Because of its small size makes a great potted plant specimen, great for beginning collectors. It needs regular cacti soil with good drainage.
Propagation: Seeds (usually) or by the shoots of adult plants (if available).
Exposure: Need some direct sun but is tolerant and prefers light shade during the hot Summer months. Allow to dry between watering. Watering should be curtailed during the winter months.
Frost tolerance: (-6 to -4°C) depending on the form.
Flowers: 3-4 centimeters broad, white or pinkish with a violet to purple mid-vein.
Blooming season: Early spring.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late summer/early fall |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Echinofossulocactus zacatecasensis |
| Common Name | Wave cactus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a |
| Mature Size | 15 cm |
| Native Area | South africa |
| Resistance | 4°c |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to partial shade |
