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Echinopsis aurea Albiflora

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Exposure Echinopsis aureaSole pieno
Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light. 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 Echinopsis aurea In the house or in a warmed greenhouse; when the minimum temperatures go past 15°C it is possible to move them outside.

Generalities Echinopsis aurea
The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. Echinopsis aurea Is an evergreen; during winter iIt assumes a greenwhite colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 50 cm high. These plants are succulent .

Fertilization Echinopsis aurea
In this period of the year, let’s remember to enrich the soil of our succulent plants, using, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer; fertilizers for succulent plants must be poor in nitrogen to avoid them from producing too much vegetation which would be easily attacked by fungal diseases.

Watering Echinopsis aureaTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the the Echinopsis aurea 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 Echinopsis aurea
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 Echinopsis aurea
Grow in a soft and sandy, very well drained soil.

Climate
peat
sand
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Notes Echinopsis aurea

There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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