Parodia leninghausii
Parodia leninghausii
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Parodia leninghausii

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 Parodia leninghausii is an attractive columnar cactus from Brazil where it grows often on steep rocky inclines and cliffs, benefiting from the excellent drainage and water run-off that these gradients provide.

It is an extremely easy plant to care for and an ideal beginner cactus or first cactus for a child. Perfect on a window ledge or a well-lit desk, it needs to be watered sparingly from March through to October and not at all through the winter months until spring. A weak liquid solution of potassium-based fertiliser during the spring and early summer months will encourage it to flower once it has reached a mature size.

It is a reasonably cold-tolerant cactus and although not frost-hardy it will put up with the occasional dip into sub-zero temperatures as long as its roots are dry. It can be kept very easily in an unheated glasshouse under a layer or two of horticultural fleece. 

For a no-fuss low-maintenance indoor plant it is hard to beat!

Grown in 1L Pots

 

Please Note: Succulents change colour throughout the year and the plants we deliver can look different from the pictures. All plants are shipped bare root (without soil).

 

 Native to

 Brazil
Hardiness 5c 
Growth

Columnar

Sun Full Sun
Exposure Sheltered
Soil Free draining, plenty of Gravel
Moisture Dry in Winter