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Poinsettias aren't the only plant bringing vibrant blooms to your holiday decor. The Christmas cactus is another beloved houseplant that puts on a colorful show from November through January. This ...
Star Cactus-this is easy to grow. This is a green spineless cactus and has white flakes on the outside of the ribs. Golden Barrel Cactus-sits upright and has a green body that is covered with gold-yellow spines. The flowers are also gold. This cactus would be good for beginners.
Echinocereus stramineus is a species of cactus, with stramineus meaning made of straw. There are various common names such as strawberry cactus, porcupine hedgehog cactus, straw-color hedgehog, and pitaya. The straw-colored spines distinguishes this particular plant from other Echinocereus. The aged spines may turn white in color and are very ...
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The stems are armed with clusters of up to about 10 red to pink [10] spines, which may be 3 cm (1.2 in) long [10] and are barbed and sharp enough to easily penetrate leather gardening gloves. [12] The stems and fruits also have many spines or "glochids" about 1 mm (0.04 in) long [ 10 ] that can detach and stick in the skin.
In this video, one of the Snake Farm residents, a porcupine named Punchy, enjoys his enrichment activity pumpkin in his own unique way. Punchy the porcupine is an African Crested Porcupine, the ...
Red flowers are generally associated with hummingbird pollination, while pink flowers tend to correspond to moth pollination. Their pericarp and floral tubes are studded with thorns, bristles, and sometimes wool. The scar is usually green, but sometimes white in color. The spherical to ovoid fruits are green to red and mostly thorny.
The Easter cactus is considered more difficult to grow than the Christmas or Thanksgiving cactus (cultivars and hybrids of Schlumbergera). [8] Recommendations for care include: Temperature Summer temperatures around 25 °C (77 °F) are suggested, [ 7 ] with lower temperatures down to 7–13 °C (45–55 °F) in the winter (November to January ...