- Powder Puff Cactus Plant Description
- Powder Puff Cactus Plant Specs and Regions
- Powder Puff Cactus Water and Light Recommendations
- Check Your Zone
"Powder Puff Cactus" is a small, mounding cactus native to Mexico. This cactus grows wooly silver-white hair and is covered in long hooked spines. Known to grow in extreme conditions like canyon walls and volcanic rock. A bonus to this cactus is that it grows rapidly, producing multiple pups at the base of the mother plant. Will bloom white, yellow, pink or red flowers in Spring through Summer.
Native to: Mexico
Zone: 9-11
Hardiness: tender soft succulent - will not tolerate frost
Recommended light conditions: full sun to partial shade
Bloomtime: Spring through Summer
Bloomcolor: pink, white, yellow, red
Watering Needs Indoors: Instead of giving your succulents gradual sips of water throughout the week, give them a good soaking, to the point where water runs out the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot. Be sure to empty the water that runs into the saucer, succulents do not like to sit in water. Then let the soil dry out completely before watering again.
Watering Needs Outdoors: In the Summer water your succulents every two weeks, by soaking them and letting them dry before watering again. In the Winter water your succulents once a month.
Technical Information About This Plant
- Requires bright light for most of the day. Or constant dappled shade.
- Best to water every 2 weeks.
Knowing what your planting zone is can be vitally important to your plants thriving. Keep in mind that the zones pertain to OUTDOOR planting. If you plan to keep your plants indoors for fall-winter the zones may be irrelevant.
