Data on Kozai Cactus
Abstract: This article covers the topic of understanding the plant Kozai Cactus, including its data. Let's introduce it in the following section.
Kozai Cactus belongs to the Mammillaria genus and is also known as Snowball Cactus. This species exhibits significant variations in its body hair, spine arrangement, and wart spots. Kozai Cactus can be divided into the following types:
1. M. bocasana - The common variety with hook spines, long and sparse hair, and yellow or pink flowers.
2. M. bocasana forma cristata - The cristate form of the common variety.
3. M. bocasana SB524 and Mexquitic - Grows in rock crevices.
4. M. bocasana multilanata - Baiyun Kozai with shorter hook spines, dense and white hair, and yellow or pink flowers.
5. M. bocasana multilanata forma cristata - The cristate form of Baiyun Kozai.
6. M. bocasana cv. CATERPINCY - Without or few spines on the mammillae, pink flowers, and likes to grow in clusters.
7. M. bocasana cv. FRED - Kozai petrification, without or few spines, irregular cristation, clustering single heads, with red dots on the top of the single head, commonly known as "One Red Dot."
8. M. bocasana cv. FRED forma cristata - Spineless cristation, smooth epidermis, and emerald green.
9. M. bocasana "mostruosa" - A revolutionary abnormal variety, spineless, clustering without nodules, and smooth and plump mammillae.
10. M. bocasana roseiflora - Bright pink flowers.
Care is very simple: water when the soil is dry during the growing period, and the soil does not need to be very particular as long as it does not accumulate water. During the winter dormancy period, it should be placed indoors with water supply cut off, and it can withstand temperatures as low as -5 degrees Celsius. Due to its dense hair, it requires full sun care, with appropriate shading in summer, and full sun care in winter is more conducive to the plant flowering in spring. Liquid fertilizer should be applied 2-3 times during the growing period, and a moderate amount of granular organic compound fertilizer can be placed at the bottom of the pot when repotting.
Propagation is done through seeding, which is the best and simplest method.
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