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Compared with other plants, cactus balls have many advantages, drought-tolerant skin is easy to feed, and the life expectancy is still long. I have a grass ball that I have raised for more than ten years, and now it is about the size of a small watermelon, but it has not been turned over much during the period, its thorns are really hard, and you must use labor gloves or thick towels, otherwise your hands will break and bleed in minutes.
Nature is always a fair creator, and since there are thorny cactus balls in nature, there is a corresponding thornless cactus ball. Its name is Pocket, is a serous plant of the genus Cactaceae, as a needleless cactus family plant, it is small, very small, generally 5-15 cm in diameter, 2-5 cm high, the flowers are usually yellow.
Pocket cactus balls are native to the southern part of the United States, northern Mexico, northeast and central regions, and gradually planted and promoted around the world, and their appearance is well-behaved and cute, because they can be touched hard without thorns, and they have harvested a lot of pocket lovers. Here are five common star-billed cactus balls.
1. Thick white dot pocket
Thick white dot pocket
The thick white dot pocket is a superior product of the evolution of the original pocket, known for the sphere covered with white star dots and vertically arranged warts, and the fluff and distribution density are significantly higher than that of the original pocket. The fine velvet of the thick white dots is the strongest of all the pockets. It is also known as the "white pocket" in Japan, and children's shoes with dense phobias may be a little uncomfortable at first sight.
2. Glass pocket
Glass pocket
Glass Pocket, from the Little Red Book
The glass pocket retains only the part of the wart, which is arranged from top to bottom from the top of the pocket. Because the sphere is turquoise and transparent, there is no white dot, so it is called "Glass Pocket". It has a long flowering period, can bloom from March to October, the flowers are yellow and the flower center is orange.
The glass pocket is generally 8 edges, and each edge has almost no spots except for warts. Its spherical fluff is much more than the star pocket, and each column appears denser, which is the easiest place to distinguish them.
3. Miracle Pocket
Miracle Pocket, picture from little red book
Super Pocket, picture from Little Red Book
The spots of the Miracle Pocket will be denser than the thick white dot pocket, and although the spots are close to each other, each spot is an independent individual. The bottom edges are very clean, and there are no spots or warts on the edges. The adult miracle pocket can grow very large, at least more than 16 cm in diameter, so it is also known as the cosmic pocket.
Most of the miracle pockets appear in the state of starfish, and the miracle edges in the later years can continue to grow, but the stars cannot be stretched synchronously, so the starfish state is formed.
4. Super Pocket
Super Pocket, picture from Little Red Book
Image from Little Red Book
Image from Little Red Book
The super-hood belongs to the excellent varieties of the planet genus, the star points are particularly dense, the villi on the thorn constellation are also very white, the plant is a solitary flat spherical shape, turquoise, with 8 wide and low ridges, and the white fluff dots cover the entire sphere. The thorn seat has white to light brown fluff, but no spines. The flowers are bright yellow and the hearts are reddish brown and funnel-shaped.
The spots of the super pocket are large, and the shape is irregularly distributed, which is easy to connect into pieces, which is a more obvious difference from the miracle pocket. It also has spots between the edges, and the spots can grow across the edges.
Maintenance methods and precautions
The maintenance methods of star-pocketed cactus balls are actually similar, but they will be more difficult to serve than ordinary cactus balls, and if not taken care of properly, the spheres are very easy to dry up and rot.
This type of cactus ball has a high demand for light and needs to be placed in a sunny position, but in the summer high temperature, it needs to be shaded, and it cannot be exposed to the sun all the time.
Starbud prefers to grow at temperatures between 20 and 26 degrees, but it has poor hardiness. When the temperature in winter is lower than 5 degrees, it is best to move to the south balcony or the place with indoor heating for maintenance, and do a good job of thermal insulation and warmth measures in advance.
Spring and autumn is the growth period of the star pocket, at this time can be kept half a month watering, if the fertilizer can be once every other month, so as to ensure its healthy growth.
Shopper's guide and beware of stepping on the pit
Pay attention to buying the star-pocketed fairy ball as much as possible to buy solid roots, which is what we call "radish root". The biggest difference between solid roots and autogenic roots is the formation of the root system, the solid root system is generated with the germ root, so this kind of pocket will be easier to maintain and plant, its growth will be more exuberant, and the root system of the self-growing root is formed by the adventitious root, there is no main root and the real rhizome, the root growth is relatively shallow, whether it is a pot or a maintenance difficulty coefficient will increase.
The so-called "watermelon pocket" and "pumpkin pocket" do not buy, once young and ignorant were attracted by this cute shape and bought a few, the result is not brought up and died. This is the medicine brocade specially created by bad merchants in order to attract Xiao Bai, and it is true that Xiao Bai has walked the farthest road is the routine of the merchant.
There are currently many hybrid varieties of star-pocketed fairy balls, such as V-pockets, garden pockets, brocade pockets, etc., in fact, it is still difficult to fully distinguish them. But it does not prevent us from appreciating their beauty.
Jindu, from the Little Red Book
Jindu, from the Little Red Book
V-pocket, from the Little Red Book
In addition to the genus Star, there are many thornless fairy balls, such as Luan Fengyu, Qixian Jade, White Bird, Rock Peony, Wu Yu Jade, etc., all of which are beautiful and strange plants, and relatives can choose according to their own preferences.