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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name:
Ariocarpus fissuratus (Engelm.) K. Schum.
CV. GODZILLA
Origin:
Japan (Nursery produced
cultivar)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix I.
Sought by collectors seedling can up to 50 years to reach full growth of
15cm in diameter. For this reason the plants are frequently grafted to
speed up the growth.
Cultivation: It is not too difficult in a
greenhouse, although grows extremely slowly. The plants need
deep
pots to accommodate the
napiform unit formed by the
stem base and the
rootstock (or they will often simply crack your pots), , and a loose
mineral soil with a well-drained
substrate. They need a good amount of
light. Watering can be done weekly during
summertime, if the weather is sunny enough, with a little
fertilizer added. Kept this way, plants will show a
healthy, although slow
growth.
Propagation: By
seeds, remembering that
seedlings dislike strong
light and
dry conditions and need to be
repotted frequently. Eventually, as they become mature, they attain
a maximum size of 20 to 25 cm. But plants are often
grafted to accelerate growth as they would generally take at least a
decade to reach
maturity on their own, but the grafted plants are typical rather
tall growing, compared with plants on their own roots that are usually
more flat to the
ground. It starts blooming at the age of 8-12 years.
Photo of conspecific taxa,
varieties, forms and cultivars of plants
belonging to the Ariocarpus fissuratus/bravoanus
complex
(This
Taxon has lots of synonyms whit
several controversial varieties and subspecies):
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