Hello
I bought this Rebutia albipilosa online recently and it arrived in good condition with many already dried up flowers, but also had several newer unopened buds. Only about a day after it arrived and moved into a new pot/soil, the flowers appeared to be opening. It is now a few days later, but the flowers don't seem to be opening any further than what is shown in the picture.
Could this be because of the stress it underwent during shipping (California --> Michigan) and repotting? I should also mention that we're experiencing a cold snap right now where I live in Metro Detroit with a couple days of clouds, rain, and around 50-65F temperatures, though there is still plenty of light for a few hours in the day. I'm relatively new at keeping cacti and was wondering if this is normal or something that should be worried about.
Flowers not opening all the way
- bluecanary
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Sun May 24, 2015 1:30 am
- Location: Michigan | Zone 6a
Re: Flowers not opening all the way
Give it warmth and sunlight and they should open up.
Re: Flowers not opening all the way
Rebutia flowers open in quite cool temperatures, but 65F without sun isn't going to do it. Also they only last for a few days and might be about done.
--ian