An exhibition of cacti will open on the Museum of Nature

In keeping with the Museum of Nature, virtually 500 thorny vegetation might be exhibited on the exhibition.

Cacti and different succulents are fashionable unique vegetation for rising at house; they delight with the various shapes and colours of stems and flowers, and their thorns might be both very sharp or gentle, the museum clarifies.

At present, mammillaria, astrophytum, rebutia and different cacti are blooming within the collections of members of the Latvian Cactus and Different Succulents Society. If circumstances are favorable, their flowers might be seen on the exhibition.

The Museum of Nature will exhibit virtually 500 totally different styles of cacti and different succulents, particularly these with a caudex – the expanded decrease a part of the trunk. Amongst them, styles of the Adenium genus are very fashionable, the vegetation of that are particularly stunning throughout flowering, for instance, “Desert Rose” and “Sabine Star”.

In keeping with the museum, cacti and different succulents are comparatively simple to look following vegetation should you simply observe a number of pointers – good lighting, each day temperature modifications, and a cool, dry winter are all essential for drought-loving vegetation. You must add lots of small stones and a pinch of clay to the bottom, however it isn’t beneficial to get carried away with extra fertilizers, because the components essential for cacti are discovered exactly within the stones.

Guests to the exhibition will be capable to receive info on selecting, buying, rising and replanting cacti and different succulents in session with consultants. Along with unique vegetation, the photograph exhibition “My Chicken 2024” might be offered.