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Let’s remember that the succulent plants can withhold water inside their materials, therefore they need to be watered only when the weather is hot. Let’s avoid watering the the Copiapoa excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water .
Generalities Copiapoa
The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. Copiapoa Is an evergreen; during spring, summer, autumn, winter iIt assumes a yellow colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 50 cm high. These plants are succulent .
Exposure Copiapoa
For a balanced development, it is best to position the the Copiapoa in a partially shady place, where it can enjoy direct sunlight only during the coolest hours of the day. Succulent plants can also be cultivated in a cold green house, with temperatures which must be below 5°C for many species, but in this case it’s necessary to keep them totally dry.We suggest growing the the Copiapoa In the house or in a warmed greenhouse; when the minimum temperatures go past 15°C it is possible to move them outside.
Watering Copiapoa
Let’s avoid watering the the Copiapoa excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . Let’s remember that the succulent plants can withhold water inside their materials, therefore they need to be watered only when the weather is hot.
Treatments Copiapoa
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.
Soil Copiapoa
Grow in a soft and sandy, very well drained soil.
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Notes - Copiapoa
If desired, we can grow the the Copiapoa in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.
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