Succulent plant-- the cactus of the genus Cerambycidae

The antler column belongs to the genus Cactus, which belongs to about 75 species of this genera. The name Echinocereus comes from the Greek word ε cereus cactus (Echinos). The meaning of hedgehog comes from the meaning of Latin candle (now the English word cereus means cactus). The two words describe its characteristics, prickly, upright as a candle (some are actually spherical), and it is also called hedgehog cactus abroad, but the name hedgehog cactus is easy to understand. What is even more incredible is that it is often called the cactus of the genus shrimp, and there are many species of shrimp in this genus, such as golden chestnut shrimp, purple shrimp, peach shrimp and so on. The name of shrimp comes from Japan, but why does Japan call this genus shrimp? Maybe it's the homonym of Japanese pronunciation?

Cactus of the genus Cactus

The antler cactus is mainly born in a wide range of areas of the southern United States and Mexico, from low temperatures at night in hot deserts to cool hillsides, but most species like light. The shape is also different, some are spherical, some are cylindrical, with different shapes of edges, thorns are often dense, hard and straight, slow-growing varieties, thorns tend to be more amazing, and a small number of varieties are not obvious. The plant height usually does not exceed 40cm, while the width of group size of some varieties can exceed one meter.

Cactus of the genus Cactus

The flower of the genus Ceratophora is one of its bright spots. the large, ornate, cup-shaped flowers, known as red wine glasses, vary in color from green, yellow, orange, pink, purple to red, bloom in summer, and usually bloom for a few days to a week. The fruit is red.

Cactus of the genus Cactus

The growth habits and conservation methods of the genus Cerambycidae:

The antler column is a cactus with strong habits and relatively easy to maintain. The antler cactus needs sufficient light to fully display (bloom). Except for a small amount of shade in summer, it can provide full sunshine in other seasons. Although most varieties are tolerant to low temperature, the winter temperature is relatively high (15 ℃), which is conducive to flowering next year. Usually watering, according to soil moisture, nearly dry can be watered once, normal watering in summer, low temperature in winter to control water (a small amount once a month or so), or cut off water can withstand even lower temperature (minus 10 or 20 ℃), but if the basin soil is moist for a long time, it can easily lead to root rot and even plant rot. Therefore, we should pay attention to good drainage, we can choose the mixture of peat and granular soil, the proportion of particles is relatively high, and some base fertilizer should be added, such as earthworm manure or slow-release fertilizer. The key points of good cultivation are: adequate light, light water (no stagnant water, no rotting roots), stable fertilizer (the material basis for flowering), and not too low temperature.

The reproduction of cactus can choose to sow or ramet.