Publication: (vaupelae)
Description
Mammillaria vaupelii sp.nov (often mispelled “vaupelae”) is a nomen nudum (undescribed name) used by some seeds collectors and succulent traders to indicate a new undetermined Mammillaria species, similar, and possibly related, to Mammillaria vaupelii from, San Antonio, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Origin and Habitat
San Antonio, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Cultivation and Propagation
Mammillaria vaupelae spec.nov. San Antonio, B.C.S. is slow-growing, and not especially easy to grow. Use pot with good drainage and a very porous mineral-based potting mix. Potted plants are quite wet-sensitive, especially in light of its small root system. Water sparingly during the growing season, keep very dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer.
Usually it is recommended to overwinter this plant in a bright and warm greenhouse with at least 8-10° C, but it has proved to be quite frost resistant (if kept dry, it’s hardy as low as -5° C). Strong light is required for flowering.
Some plants will offset readily, and clumps can be produced in a very few years.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost, or use cuttings.