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Scientific name:
Astrophytum asterias
(Zucc.)
Lem
cv. SUPERKABUTO 'Star type'
Origin:
Garden origin
(Nursery produced cultivar)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 1.
Star type +
Snow type
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 8-10 cm (20) cm. However, old plants become
senile and have
a tendency to succumb to
disease and a weak
root system. At this
stage,
as is well known, they
die suddenly. So, after they reach
10 cm in
diameter grow them slowly, and adopt a new repotting period, using
intervals of every 2 - 3 years. Additionally grow them under drier
conditions or with stronger sunlight. But plants are often
grafted to accelerate growth as
they would generally take at least a five years 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.
Photo of conspecific
taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Astrophytum asterias:
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