Pink & Yellow
Flower Color
Non Fragrant
Fragrance
Summer
Flowering Season
Low
Maintenance
Yes
With Pots
Small
Size
Outdoor Shade,Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Twice A Week
Water Requirement
Low Maintenance,Outdoor
Use
Quisco Peludo
Family
Cactaceae
Native
Brazil & Paraguay
Description
Neoporteria is a small to medium-sized cactus with a globular or cylindrical shape, covered in dense white or yellowish spines that give it a soft, woolly texture. It typically grows solitary or in clusters, reaching heights of up to 10-15 centimeters.
The flowers are large, bell-shaped, ranging in color from pink to purple, and appear at the crown of the plant, adding a vibrant splash of color to its overall appearance.
Environment
This species grows in hilly grassland and on walls between cracks in the rocks or in the shade of larger growing Cactus in deciduous forest. It grows in one of the most temperate region of the countries with warm and cool seasons and weather can become very cold during the winter nights. It likes deep pot with generous drain holes, needs a very airy potting medium very permeable to water which mainly consists of non organic material, slightly acid, pH-value between 4-6. Re-pot every two years.
Landscape Uses
Makes an attractive landscape plant and grasslands or pampas, on plains and walls It is an excellent plant for container growing. It always looks good and stays small.
