Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidaf.cristatahort .
Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidaBorg
Opuntia microdasysf.monstruosa , Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidaf.undulata
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class : CactaceaeSubfamily : OpuntioideaeTribe : OpuntieaeGenus : Opuntia
Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidaf.cristatais a form ofOpuntia microdasysvar.pallidawith mutated maturation .
Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidaf.cristatais a thud - formingcactuswith strange , dark-green , wavy pads adorned with bright yellow glochids arranged in dull cluster . It can arise up to 2 human foot ( 60 atomic number 96 ) tall . The distinctively shaped pads can reach up to 6 column inch ( 15 cm ) in length .
The flowers are yellow , come out in spring , and can hit up to 2 column inch ( 5 cm ) in diam .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
A post near a south - facing , unobstructed window will likely meet Bunny Ears Cactus ' need for brilliant , unmediated sun . Windows with westerly or easterly exposure run as the 2nd and third choice . While an actively growing Bunny Ears Cactus tolerates indoor summer temperatures as mellow as 100 ° F ( 38 ° speed of light ) , do n’t expect it to flower unless you also provide wintertime temperatures between 45 and 55 ° F ( 7 and 13 ° C ) . Regardless of the time of year , it care humidness in the 10 to 30 percent range . Finally , if none of your windows provide adequate light , come out the works 6 to 12 inches ( 15 to 30 cm ) below a nerveless lily-white fluorescent thermionic tube for 14 to 16 hours day by day .
The potting grease must drain speedily . Use a commercial-grade cactus potting mixture ormix your own . The good container for your cactus is a clay pot , just slightly large and deeper than the flora ’s root system . It must have drainage fix because a pot without them or a pot that ’s too large could make proper tearing inconceivable .
find out more atHow to raise and Care for Opuntia .
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