A Venus potted plant covered with protruding cactus and spines.

The following is Venus, which belongs to the succulent plant of the cactus family. Its plant type is very compact, the plant looks unique, it is composed of rod-shaped protuberances, and the leaf tip is covered with spikes. It looks like an untouchable plant. There are really not many friends who have seen it.

Because of Venus's special appearance, it also has a special verrucous genus, in which succulent plants grow like this, and there are a lot of warts on the plants, so people still call it "verruca palms". The surface of Venus is covered with these warts and small spikes, it still looks pretty cute.

It is usually a fallen plant that grows alone, but with the passage of time, it will continue to grow small lateral plants on its rhizome, slowly forming a state of mass growth. If you raise more, you will feel pressure when you see it.

Don't look at the picture and think that these Venusian succulent plants will be very large, but they are actually only a few centimeters tall and the highest is no more than 15 centimeters. And the plant grows thick, so it gives a feeling of growing big.

Some friends will also graft it onto some fairy pillars to form a more peculiar form, is it better after flowering, but after successful grafting, it is easier to maintain.

Venus succulent flowering time is usually between May and September, the flowers are usually golden flowers, although it is very small, in fact, its flowers are very large, and can bear fruit.

It is necessary to maintain a warm and dry environment in summer, keep cool and ventilated, and give appropriate scattered light, but avoid exposure, especially in summer, shade maintenance and avoid direct sunlight.

(the exploding Venus is succulent, is it going to collapse? )

Venus is a very drought-tolerant succulent plant, the cultivated soil should choose loose, permeable and well-drained sandy soil, avoid direct use of garden soil cultivation, less watering during maintenance, more water is easy to rot stems and roots.

Maintenance to pay attention to summer shade, other seasons appropriate supplement scattered light, suitable for raising on the windowsill or balcony, put in the east or south of the place to maintain, avoid frequent watering, the lowest maintenance temperature is kept above 7 degrees.