Stenocactus vaupelianus
Wave cactus, Brain cactus
Also known as Stenocactus vaupelianus, Echinocactus albatus
- Height × spread
- 0.1m × 0.1m
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Oval
- Height
- 0.1m
- Spread
- 0.1m
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Any
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- full light at all times
- Indoor temperature
- 10C/50F minimum temperature
- Use for
- Coloured stems
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, stems are prickly/thorny
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Cactus fertliser
Feed this plant with a specialist cactus fertiliser.
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Feed occasionally
This plant doesn't need too many nutrients. Feed occasionally in the growing season. Don't feed in winter. Follow the feed manufacturer's directions for the amount of feed to use.
Planting & general
Indoor temperature · Planting
Min 10C/50F, not kitchen/bathroom
This plant will thrive in warm, average and cool rooms as long as the air is not humid, so avoid placing in bathrooms and kitchens. The minimum advisable temperatures at night and in the colder months are 10C/50F.
Compost · Planting
Cactus compost for repotting
Use standard cactus compost. Top the soil with grit or granite chips to ensure perfect drainage around plant stem. Repot when the plant is dry and delay watering for 3 days after repotting.
You can also make own compost using 3 parts John Innes no. 2, 1 part horticultural grit, and 1 part horticultural grade perlite or pumice. There are many 'recipes' available and opinions vary widely - consult specialist literature or websites.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a sunny spot, eg windowsill
Give this plant a position where there is as much light and sunlight as possible. It is suitable for sunny windowsills as it can cope with high day temperatures and lower night temperatures.