Parodia sanguiniflora

Parodia sanguinifloraDescription: Usually solitary globose or cylindrical, up to 18 cm tall, 9 cm wide.Habit: Usually solitary globose or cylindrical, up to 18 cm tall, 9 cm wide.Flowers: Blood red diameter 2,5-4cm. Filaments of the stamens carmine to brownish-cinnabar. Stylus reddish to pale yellowish; Stigma light-yellow to nearly white.Cultivation and Propagation: It is relatively easy to grow on its own roots and quite resistant to cultivation. The only things that can kill this plant are cold and overwatering. Soil: Use an open and free draining mineral compost with little organic matter (peat, humus) that allows therefore roots to breath (as it is rot prone). Outdoors a well-draining rocky or sandy soil is ideal. Pots: It needs a relatively shallow pot to accommodate its fibrous roots and provide a very good drainage. It may stay in the same pot for many years.Watering: Needs regular water in summer. Keep rather dry in winter, tends to lose its roots in winter. Hardiness: Keep dr