Opuntia dillenii

Water:

April-September: 1 x every 2 weeks*

October-March: 1x per month *

*This is only for a sunny location

Light: sunny

Nutrition: 1x per month (May-September)

The Opuntia dillenii is a beautiful and robust Opuntia species. In nature it occurs in a large area in the United States, Mexico, the Bahamas and the Antilles and in a number of small Central American countries. Here it often grows in dry rocky areas along the coast.

The Opuntia dillenii makes thick sturdy discs. These slides have a dark green to grey-green colour. From the discs grow thick yellow-brown spines.

When this cactus has reached a height of 50 cm it can start to flower. Between the spines on the upper discs grow its beautiful bright yellow flowers. The flowering period of this cactus is from the end of spring until the summer.

Present on growing pot