Ive owned this cactus in both 8b and 9b. I have had my browningia hertlingiana about 4 years now. In that time it has grown about 18 inch...Read Morees, I’ve changed out the soil 3 times in that time and have fed it with liquid seaweed and occasionally slow release fertilizer (milorganite). The only issues I have with it is moving it inside and out during the winter. Being on Texas south plains we get cold snaps that require me to bring this in at least 3 or 4 times over Texas winter. It’s hard because it’s so dangerous, but I love this plant.
this is one of my very favorite cactus species, and one of the few really blue cacti that actually grow quite well in southern California...Read More with little danger of being killed off by a nasty frost (unlike most of the Pilosocereus species). Old growth turns a disappointed pale olive green, but the new growth is a fantastic color of turquoise. Older plants often need to be supported as they tend to collapse under their own weight.
Ive owned this cactus in both 8b and 9b. I have had my browningia hertlingiana about 4 years now. In that time it has grown about 18 inch...Read More
this is one of my very favorite cactus species, and one of the few really blue cacti that actually grow quite well in southern California...Read More