What are the expensive cacti species
This article provides an overview of expensive cacti species and the introduction of the four famous cacti varieties in the field of green plants and flowers. The site editor will introduce to netizens next.
Cacti lovers are generally familiar with cacti as they also belong to a category of succulent plants, not only rich in varieties but also sharing similar habits with succulents. However, compared to the heat-intolerant nature of most succulents, they are more heat and drought resistant, making them very suitable for summer care. Hence, there is a saying in the succulent field, "Playing with succulents in spring and autumn, summer is more suitable for raising cacti!"
Cacti species are very diverse, with not only various shapes but also beautiful flowers:
Compared to succulents, with their jelly-like colors and standard rosette shapes, cacti appear rather quaint, with round or semi-round bodies, even regular geometric shapes. The surface of the cacti is divided into distinct art pieces by regular ridges, with hard or soft spines growing on the spine seats. Some varieties have white sugar-like granules on the surface of the cacti. They not only grow slowly but also have beautiful flowers! For example, species such as绯花玉 (Fēi Huā Yù), 玉翁 (Yù Wēng), 白雪光 (Bái Xuě Guāng), 鸾凤玉 (Luán Fèng Yù), 星兜 (Xīng Dōu) are familiar to many, while less is known about the "Four Famous Varieties" of cacti!
Brief introduction to the "Four Famous Varieties" of cacti:
【1】Jushui:
Jushui cacti are native to Mexico, preferring a sunny, warm, and dry environment. They often grow on well-ventilated slopes rich in limestone and in canyons. Their gray-green, small size appears like natural camouflage.
Jushui cacti have a flat-rounded shape, with the surface of the cactus body spirally arranged with triangular succulent protuberances. The top of the cactus is covered with brown or grayish-white down and densely covered with sharp spines. Although the root system is mainly composed of robust radishes, they grow very slowly in the dry and poor native environment, usually single-headed, making them quite rare.
Jushui cacti available in the market today are mostly horticultural varieties propagated through grafting or seeding. Compared to their native environment, their growth rate has significantly increased. Jushui cacti have golden and white spines, blooming from late spring to early summer. Different varieties have different flower colors, and they can also be called Red Flower Jushui or Yellow Flower Jushui depending on the flower color.
【2】Hualong:
Hualong, also known as Wrinkle Ball, is a perennial succulent plant of the Cactaceae family, native to the limestone valleys and deep canyons of northeastern Mexico. Due to its slow growth rate and difficulty in propagation, it is not abundant even in its native environment and has been listed as a rare and endangered wild plant, protected by relevant laws.
Hualong has the distinction between old Hualong and Hinton Hualong. The old Hualong not only has regularly arranged ridges on the cactus body but also has ridges formed by dense horizontal lines, with the cactus body being light green or gray-green. The natural flowering period is from April to October, with terminal pink flowers. Hinton Hualong has a more regular shape, dark green in color, with brown soft spines on the ridges. The natural flowering period is mainly from late spring to early summer, with small white flowers.
Hualong can grow in groups, but its growth rate is very slow. Propagation is mainly through seeding or by grafting with other robust cacti plants.
【3】Di Guan:
Di Guan, also known as Di Guan Peony, is a small variety native to Mexico. Like the Turtle Shell Peony, it is a rock-growing variety with a well-developed root system that can tolerate drought and barrenness. The native environment consists of well-ventilated, warm, and dry limestone crevices. Like the Turtle Shell Peony, it grows slowly and is also a rare wild plant facing extinction in its native area.
Di Guan is a hard cactus, a gem among cacti, with an elegant geometric shape similar to that of the flesh plant Sasa no Yuki. The cactus body is composed of regular and angular hard leaves, with grayish-white small spines at the leaf tips, green in color. The leaves look like立体花瓣 (three-dimensional petals), with the natural flowering period mainly from late spring to early summer, producing white daisy-like flowers that grow on top, propagated mainly through seeding and grafting.