Mammillaria Elongata - Succulent Plant
Synonyms: Mammillaria elongata - Succulent Plant
Product Highlights:
- Cactus Plant with red and green color
- Low-maintenance and easy to grow succulent
- Suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings
- Attractive 4-inch (10 cm) pot, perfect for any space
Description
cactus plants come in vibrant bright white, brilliant red These are small plants, generally only a half inch across, although there are cultivars that get up to 8 inches in diameter.
Constituents:
Planting and care
- Water it when the upper layer of the soil feels dry to touch.
- After flowering, shift the plant to a slightly larger pot. Kalanchoes are succulents that grow best in a well-drained and well-aerated potting soil, such 60% peat moss and 40% perlite.
- Cut back tall growth and old flower stems. Keep well watered in a sunny, warm window.
Care
Cactus needs lots of bright indirect sunlight, preferably a south-facing window in winter and bright indirect light (or east/west window) in summer .You can also propagate Moon Cactus through leaf cuttings. Just cut 2 to 3-inch pieces of a leaf and place them about 1 inch deep in soil appropriate for Moon Cactus plants. Make sure to plant cuttings facing up, the same direction they were growing.
Sunlight | Bright, sunny locations, especially in the summer growing season. |
Watering | Moderately |
Soil | Well-drained porous cactus and succulent soil. |
Temperature | 25 to 40 degrees C |
Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer, Feed bi-weekly in the summer. |
Special feature
Attractive foliage Succulent
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used outdoor and indoor for an ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- In traditional medicine, Cactus species have been used to treat ailments such as infections, rheumatism and inflammation
- Moon Cactus extracts also have immunosuppressive effects
- Moon Cactus pinnata has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago as being used as a traditional treatment for hypertension