A Peanut cactus care: how to grow Chamaecereus silvestrii (Echinopsis chamaecereus) indoor

Chamaecereus silvestrii (Echinopsis chamaecereus, Lobivia silvestrii) also known as a Peanut cactus. This prickly friend has got conflict-free temper. He adapts to home conditions very easy. Lately my Camaecereus silvestrii made me happy with wonderful flowering. Today I'd like to tell you about a Peanut cactus care. I'm going to write how I grow my Echinopsis chamaecereus indoor. First of all let me show you a couple of photos:

My Peanut cactus is flowering

 ...And a pic with Pegasus:

Chamaecereus silvestrii

Growing a Peanut cactus indoor is not a big deal. I locate this cactus on a sunny place at my windowsill. In Spring and in Summer I water the plant once a week. In Fall and in Winter I cultivate my
Echinopsis chamaecereus with temperature 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius).

Echinopsis chamaecereus (Lobivia silvestrii)

The houseplant locates near a window. Near my windows temperature is colder than near radiators because my windowsills is very wide. Also in cool seasons I water my Peanut cactus only once a month.

Usually Chamaecereus silvestrii flowers in Spring. The flowers live 2-3 days and then fade. (As a rule, the plant blooms indoor in the morning). This year my Peanut cactus flowered in May 11. And he had been blooming for 2 days. 


I adore the red-orange flowers. I hope you enjoy the flowering as well.

Why my Miniature rose changes the color

Hi, friends! As you know I love Miniature roses and I cultivate the houseplants on my windowsill. Once I noticed: the colors of my flowers depend on sunlight. Today I'd like to tell you about why my roses change the color. 



A few years ago I bought an orange rose with red borders on the petals. I call her "Fantasy rose". This is my plant:

My orange Miniature rose

However this winter the beauty person decided to wake up very early. The rose started a budding in... February. (Usually the plant's bidding takes place in March or even in April). So, my orange rose flowered in March. But the flower had... pure yellow color:

Yellow or orange?

I think it happened because my green friend didn't receive normal sunlight in winter. 

My orange Miniature rose is flowering

When the plant flowered for the second time it gave me orange flower with red borders on petals! 

The rose changed the color not for the first time. She bloomed as yellow flower in last Fall as well. As you know sunlight is not bright in Autumn. 


The orange rose is blooming now! My red "flower queen" is flowering on the windowsill too. My pink and dark red roses are going to bloom.