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A large, barrel-shaped cactus with long, sharp spines and vibrant red or yellow flowers. Also known as Porcupine Cactus.
Native to: Mexico
Light: Full sun
Watering: In spring and summer, water moderately once soil is dry. Avoid watering during coldest parts of winter.
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All plants are shipped in their plastic nursery pot unless otherwise stated.
Plant pot sizes can fluctuate +/- 1cm.
We recommend to always size up your decorative pot by 1-2cm larger than the stated plant pot size. For example if you are purchasing a 12cm plant, you should purchase a 14cm decorative pot to ensure it will fit correctly.
We pride ourselves on the love and care with give our plants. Our entire team are plant obsessives at heart and so we go above and beyond to care for the plants we have in stock.
That said, plants are living beings and may differ slightly from the photo provided unless otherwise stated. Small leaf imperfections may be present and won't be compensated for. Some plants such as Begonia may suffer slight leaf melt when shipped. This is normal and nothing to be concerned about.
All our plants are stores and/or grown in our nursery under LED lighting. The conditions in our nursery are a minimum of 60% humidity and 19C year round.
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A large, barrel-shaped cactus with long, sharp spines and vibrant red or yellow flowers. Also known as Porcupine Cactus.
Native to: Mexico
Light: Full sun
Watering: In spring and summer, water moderately once soil is dry. Avoid watering during coldest parts of winter.
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