Details about growing and caring for Ferocactus glaucescens
Recommended light & temperature:
Full sun all year round. It can tolerate light frosts. In winter keep completely dry at 10 degrees Celsius.
The lowest temperature (ºC) supported by this cactus is on average: -5
Watering and care:
Water at least once a week during the growth cycle. In winter little to no watering.
Multiplication:
Seeds are the usual form of reproduction. These cacti will easily grow from seeds and some from cuttings.
Pests:
Mealybugs. Mites.
Best types of soil:
It grows best in a fairly spacious, well-drained container filled with a porous cactus soil mix that doesn't contain too much humus.
