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Habitat:
Brazil.
Description: a genus with upright stems, sometimes exhibiting a
horizontal or oblique habit. Some may be cespitose, others such as A.
rhodantha quite tall. The glossy green stems have a yellow or brown
spination. Mature plants develop a bristly cephalium which bears the mostly
diurnal flowers.
Soil: basic mix.
Location: filtered sunlight; full sun during the winter.
Temperature: minimum temperature of 10°C (50°F).
Water: average.
Cultivation tips: propagation is from seed or cuttings.
Main species: A. aureispina; A. dinae (max
height 30cm/12 in.), with long and copious flowering.
A. horstiana; A. rhodantha, it may attain one metre in height. A.
theunisseniana.
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