Coryphantha ramillosaCutak
Bunched Cory Cactus , Big Bend Cory Cactus , Big Bend Mammillaria , Whiskerbush , Whiskerbush Pincushion Cactus
Coryphantha ramillosasubsp.ramillosa , Mammillaria ramillosa
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category : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : CacteaeGenus : Coryphantha
The native range ofCoryphantha ramillosais the border region between Texas in theUnited Statesand Coahuila inMexico . It grows on rocky limestone flats , hills , and table of theChihuahuan Desert .
Coryphantha ramillosais a smallcactuswith abstruse - seated stems with the aerial portion normally hemispheric or more or less flat - topped . The stems can grow up to 3.6 column inch ( 9 centimetre ) magniloquent and 3.8 in ( 9.5 cm ) in diam , usually alone or rarely forming clump of up to 25 top dog . They have conical tubercles tipped with areoles that bear a clump of acerate leaf - comparable spines . Each areole hold 9 to 20 radial and 2 to 5 key prickle . The radial spines are white and up to 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) long , while the central spines are up to 1.7 inches ( 4.3 cm ) long , dull blanched to morose gray or reddish brown to dark brown , usually with drear brown to purplish black tips .
The showy flowers can strain up to 2.6 inches ( 6.5 cm ) long and 2 inches ( 5 centimetre ) in diam and appear at the tip of the stem in summertime . Its tepals are wan pink to deep rose - purple , grading to nearly white , with darker mid - stripes at least near the point . The fruits are grim green to pallid gray-headed - light-green , varying from obovoid , globular , or ellipsoid , and valuate up to 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) recollective and 0.6 in ( 1.5 cm ) in diam . They comprise ruby - dark-brown seeds .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° 100 to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
If you’re able to grow cacti and succulents successfully , you’re able to in all probability growCoryphanthas without too much trouble . They love to be in a very bright exposure , but generally not to direct the luminance of the sunlight . The risk , especially during the summer hottest hours of the day , is to getsunburned .
The ordinary winter lower limit temperature , in world-wide , should not fall below 40 ° F ( 5 ° C ) , unless individual exceptions . pornographic works ( at least two long time old ) can defy intense Robert Frost , but only if the temperature rises quickly . To encourage well flowering , set aside the plants to enjoy a cooling period of time in the winter and suspend watering .
leave the soil to dry nearly betweenwaterings , but then urine thoroughly . spick drain is crucial , so never countenance the pots sit in pee . debar water in the winter , but mist occasionally .
These cacti are very susceptible to rot and , therefore , requirewell - drained stain . practice a potting mix that is labeled for cactus or succulents .
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