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5cm 2in attractive autumn beautiful bracts bromeliad buds bulbs cacti cactus clump Columnea cool Cryptanthus cuttings Dieffenbachia dry in winter dry side Echeveria encourage bloom Euphorbia flowers appear foliage plants freely in spring Full sun glochids green leaves greenhouse growing grown growth Gymnocalycium hanging basket high-potassium fertilizer houseplant humid hybrids ideal indoor plants Keep dry Keep moist Keep slightly moist leaf Light shade light Temp Lithops loam loam-based mixture loam-based potting mixture Mammillaria mealy bug moist and fed offsets Opuntia orchid overwater peat peat-based peaty mixture pests pink pot plants potting mixture produced propagation pseudobulbs Rebutia removed Repot annually ribs rosette sand or perlite seed shade Temp sharp sand small pots soil species specimens spines spring and summer stems succulent succulent plant summer months sunny Take care Avoid Temp temperature variegated Vriesea warm Water freely windowsill winter rest yellow flowers young plants