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This type of cactus is relatively fast-growing and keeps its cute rounded shape. They can grow up to five feet tall outdoors, though they make a fun windowsill plant indoors. Give it full sun, and ...
Indoors, you may need to supplement natural sunlight with an LED grow light. Insufficient light will cause your plant to get long and stretchy-looking instead of developing its cute bunny-shaped form.
Moon cactus, for one, thrives best in bright, indirect light, and can be grown indoors year round. Those preferring plentiful sunshine may need covering from the sun in the hottest months, but exaggerating this will result in loss of flowers.
[citation needed] Cryptochromes are photoreceptors that absorb blue/ UV-A light, and they help control the circadian rhythm in plants and timing of flowering. Phytochromes are photoreceptors that sense red/far-red light, but they also absorb blue light; they can control flowering in adult plants and the germination of seeds, among other things.
To grow an African milk tree indoors, choose a terra-cotta pot with a drainage hole and fill it with well-draining, good-quality succulent or cactus mix. African milk trees don’t require annual ...
Sclerocactus seeds are difficult to germinate as they contain inhibitors, and require cold stratification, prolonged soaking, or scarification of the seeds to trigger germination. Seeds of members of this genus can take up to three years to germinate in some cases if not scarified or subjected to repeated freeze-thaw cycles in the presence of ...
It has 1-4 central spines curved or hooked. They are white or grey with the tip being darker. They measure between 1 and 5 cm in length. The 6-16 radial spines are off-white between 1 and 3 cm in length. Their flowers are golden yellow, pale green or opaque yellow. The seed pods are cylindrical and green up to 5 cm.
Saves space indoors for plants that need to be started prior to planting outside. It allows someone who doesn't have the room, a grow light setup, nor the window space available indoors to start seeds successfully. Prevents seeds from being washed away or eaten. It gives you something to do gardening-wise during winter/early spring.