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1. Sowing (Category) ... re-graft after one year on a more suitable rootstock (Myrtillocactus geometrizans, Trichocereus spachianus, pachanoi, or bridgesii, Cereus jamacaru, peruvianus, etc.). Blossfeldia. Very slow and difficult ... 2. ancistrocactus (Phocagallery / ancistrocactus) Habitat: Mexico, Texas. Description: globular, sometimes upright cylindrical, cacti with big areoles each of them bearing a central hooked spine; they may develop a taproot. The diurnal flowers are borne ... 3. asclepiadaceae (Phocagallery / asclepiadaceae) Tribes: PERIPLOCEAE, CYNANCHEAE, MARSDENIEA, CEROPEGIEAE, STAPELIEAE. Habitat: they occur in a wide range of climates, from temperate to subtropical or tropical regions and even deserts; semi-arid regions ... 4. astrophytum (Phocagallery / astrophytum) ... during the growing period, yet not excessively. During the winter they need to rest for quite a long time. It’s wise to graft a few specimens on rootstocks such as Myrtillocactus geometrizans or ... 5. blossfeldia (Phocagallery / blossfeldia) ... seeds are very difficult to germinate; they’re slow-growing plants. It’s a frequent practice to graft them on Myrtillocacus geometrizans or Hylocereus undatus, although the latter has a tendency ... 6. cereus (Phocagallery / cereus) Habitat: Central and South America, West Indies. Description: the genus is comprised of very tall, woolly, spiny cacti; they show a columnar habit and a tendency to develop lateral branches. Adult specimens ... 7. espostoa (Phocagallery / espostoa) Habitat: Andean ranges of Equador, Bolivia, Peru, between 1000 and 2300 metres (3300-7500 ft). Description: a genus of columnar, sometimes tree-like cacti, covered with dense white hair that may hide ... 8. gymnocalycium (Phocagallery / gymnocalycium) Habitat: South America: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia, found from sea level to 1000 m (3300 ft) of altitude. Description: a genus of small, globular or short cylindrical cacti ... 9. islaya (Phocagallery / islaya) Habitat: foggy coastal deserts of Peru and Chile where it hardly ever rains and rocky areas up to 1000 metres (3300 ft). Description: a group of cacti with a green, solitary, spherical or cylindrical ... 10. matucana (Phocagallery / matucana) Habitat: Peruvian Andes. Description: a group of globular or columnar cacti with spines of variable length and colour and long-tubed flowers in the summer, followed by small green fruits. They once were ... 11. monvillea (Phocagallery / monvillea) Habitat: Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Brazil, Peru. Description: a genus of clumping cacti whose slender stems are up to 2 metres (6.5 ft) long with more or less rounded ribs (up to nine) bearing ... 12. myrtillocactus (Phocagallery / myrtillocactus) ... they are prone to rot due to excess humidity. They might be used as rootstocks. Main species of Myrtillocactus: Myrtillocactus geometrizans, easy, vigorous, with a bluish glow, makes an excellent rootstock; ... 13. neolloydia (Phocagallery / neolloydia) Habitat: wildernesses of southern Texas and Chihuahua desert (north-east of Mexico), from 700 to 2400 metres (2300-7900 ft) of altitude. Description: small, globular plants that tend to become cylindrical ... 14. opuntia (Phocagallery / opuntia) Habitat: the genus is widespread across America, from sea level to 3000 metres (9800 ft). Description: these plants are variable in size and develop braches with flat, cylindrical or globular ribless ... 15. oreocereus (Phocagallery / oreocereus) Habitat: distributed over a wide area: Andean ranges of Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile growing at heights of up to 3000 m (9800 ft). Description: these plants are typical of mountain cacti, having ... 16. pediocactus (Phocagallery / pediocactus) Habitat: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado. Description: a genus of small plants living at high elevations with a globular or subglobular shape. The tubercles are pronounced and ... 17. pterocereus (Phocagallery / pterocereus) Habitat: Mexico. Description: a genus of columnar cacti that can reach 7 metres (23 ft) in height in their habitat. The green stems are angular and bear diurnal flowers on one side during the summer. ... 18. rebutia (Phocagallery / rebutia) Habitat: Andean ranges of Bolivia, Argentina and a few other South American mountainous regions; they occur mostly at high elevations (up to 3000 m / 9800 ft) so they’re adapted to great diurnal ... 19. sclerocactus (Phocagallery / sclerocactus) Habitat: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado. Description: a genus of globular or cylindrical, usually small and solitary cacti. The stem is marked by 12 - 20 ribs and bears bell-shaped, ... 20. sulcorebutia (Phocagallery / sulcorebutia) Habitat: Bolivian mountains, between 2000 and 4000 metres (6500-13000 ft). Description: a genus of small, globular plants that may form clusters; the areoles, usually with pectinate spines, are vertically ...
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