Scientific name: Prickly Pear

Latin name: Prickly Pear

Aliases: Tulip Cactus, Desert Cactus

Family: Cactaceae

Distribution area: United States

1. Morphological characteristics of the fairy mirror

The fairy mirror grows upright, with a huge shape and covered with thin Long black thorns. Has flat green stems with ridge axes. The spine is brown, reddish-brown, or gray. Thorns brown. Blooms in late spring to summer with shallow bowl-shaped flowers that are bright yellow, peach, pink or red. The fruit is spherical to ovoid without thorns and is dark red, red, purple or green in color. The fruit is edible, very sweet, and can be used in jellies and sweets.

2. Habits of the fairy mirror

The fairy mirror is drought tolerant, grows well in the sandy loam environment with good drainage and ventilation, and calcareous, and the air is dry. Or more delicate potted flowers often do not grow well, the temperature in winter is low, and when the plants go dormant, watering should be controlled. After the beginning of spring, as the temperature rises, the plant dormancy is gradually released, and the watering can be gradually increased.

3. Cultivation of fairy mirrors

From wild to being widely moved into indoor cultivation, indoor potted fairy mirrors should be small and flowery. The spherical type is suitable, and it cannot be considered that this type of plant is drought-tolerant during cultivation, and its normal watering and fertilization are ignored. For indoor cultivation, lead wire and plastic film can be used on the windowsill to create a closed space with high temperature and high humidity. The newly planted cactus should not be watered first, but sprayed several times a day. After half a month, a small amount of water can be used. After a few months, new roots have grown and watered normally. Do not fertilize in winter.

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