{"product_id":"frailea-pygmaea-cactus-plant","title":"Frailea Pygmaea Cactus Plant","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFrailea pygmaea var. gloriosa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCactaceae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrazil,Uruguay and Argentina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrailea \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a small cactus, usually solitary, sometimes branching basally. The stem is subglobose or shortly columnar, with about 17 ribs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrailea pygmaea\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas the name implies (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"pygmaeus\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meaning dwarf), is a very small cactus that lives half buried in the groun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ed. Most of the plants in habitat are single headed unless they are damaged. \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eF. pygmaea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has a flattened, light green to dull green body, depressed at the crown, , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a turbinate base, 1 to 3 cm in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e diameter. Some forms have distinctive dark crescent-shaped marks below the areoles. Spines are \u003cspan\u003eshort, bristly, setaceous, glassy, \u003c\/span\u003ewhite radial \u003cspan\u003espines, 1-\u003c\/span\u003e 4 mm long, adpressed \u003cspan\u003eand rarely also one or two small central spines. They are straight or slightly curved. Some forms have longer white spines that are basally orange yellow in colour while other have yellow spines and wool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe rare blooms comes with\u003c\/i\u003e sulphur-yellow flowers larger than the plant itself. These fully developed flowers will open only in intense heat \u003cspan\u003ebut can still set seed even if they fail to open.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eGrow them in rich, porous soil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand let\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003ethem\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003edry out between waterings.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003eIt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eenjoy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efull sun,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eit can take on a near black appearance when kept in bright light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003ea\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eshaded position the plants grow faster, but are not\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eflat shaped\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it\" xml:lang=\"it\"\u003eor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edark coloured. During the dry season plants retract completely under the ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLandscape Uses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nIt is used as an ornamental, It is an excellent plant for container growing. It always looks good and stays small.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"3\"","offer_id":47809405452482,"sku":"BXLIY 7287224434879","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/5404\/5634\/files\/Fraileapygmaeavar.gloriosa-1.jpg?v=1781502817","url":"https:\/\/mybageechaplants.com\/products\/frailea-pygmaea-cactus-plant","provider":"myBageecha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}