What are the kinds of cactus?

What are the kinds of cactus?

Cactus is native to the steppe of South America. There are 25 species of cactus, such as ivory caryopteris, chrysanthemum, etc. Silver ball palm and gold ball palm are the most common species, covered with woolly hair. Hairy cactus flowers are smaller, usually yellow or red, sometimes only 1 cm (0.5 inch) in diameter. The hairless fairy ball group has larger flowers, up to 6 cm.

1. Division from attributes

According to the attributes, the types of human balls can be divided into: cactus, short hair ball, Changsheng ball, Jinsheng ball, Wangsheng ball and Golden Tiger ball.

1. Cactus: also known as grass ball, flower ball. The stem is round, the old stem is barrel-shaped, and the flowers are white and fragrant.

2. Short hair ball: the plant is spherical or tubular, the flower is very large after flowering, and the color of the flower is white.

3. Changsheng ball: the sphere is yellowish green or light green, with large flowers, light pink and fragrant.

4. Jin Shengqiu: the sphere is yellowish green, clustered, and the flowers are large and white.

5. Wangsheng ball: the plant is grayish green, spherical or tubular, with large flowers, dark pink or crimson.

6. Golden tiger ball: the stem is spherical, solitary or clustered. The top of the ball is densely covered with golden woolly. It has an edge of 21-37, with remarkable characteristics.

Second, it is divided from the appearance.

From the appearance, the species of cactus can be divided into: velvet, verruca, treasure, hair column, strong thorn, sea urchin, top flower and so on. The prickles of the cactus are also long, short, sparse and dense, and the facial hairs are red, yellow, golden and so on. The varieties of cactus that can be grafted in the middle of the period are peony, green peony, mountain blowing, red sun, Jinhuang, golden new, white jade Weng and crab claw orchid and so on.

Third, divide it from whether it is edible or not.

From whether the edible cactus can be divided into edible cactus and ornamental cactus, there is some difference between the two: edible cactus and 12-14 petal, straight and hard, ornamental cactus can not be eaten, its petal can be more or less, appearance is also many, thorns soft into light yellow, while edible cactus is dark green, the taste of cactus is strong, but ornamental cactus is not.

Extended reading: how to water the cactus? How often do you water it? Is the cactus protected from radiation?