Details about growing and caring for Ferocactus pilosus
Recommended light & temperature:
Tolerates very bright situations, if they are kept too dark they can become too lush and greener.
The lowest temperature (ºC) supported by this cactus is on average: -5
Watering and care:
Keep dry during the winter months. Water regularly during the growing cycle. It can tolerate sporadic light frosts.
Multiplication:
Seeds
Pests:
Red spiders, cottony bugs, scales.
Best types of soil:
Use a free, open-draining mineral compost with little organic matter, peat, humus, which allows the roots to breathe.
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Origin:
Mexico. States of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas. It occurs in much of the northern Mexican Altiplano.
Natural Habitat Ferocactus pilosus:
This species is found in the semi-desert on various types of soil, but most often on rocky limestone slopes. It is threatened by the illegal collection of individuals from wild subpopulations.
Blooms
There are 60 Ferocactus pilosus in the collections:
