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The Astrophytum myriostigma grows much faster with fertilizer in spring and summer, and regular water throughout the summer. Keep dry as soon as the temperature starts dropping in October. Although it is one of the easier Astrophytum to grow, they tend to rot at that time of the year, if kept wet.
Its color tends to richer and darker when grown in light shade. Mealy bugs and root mealy bugs can be a problem.
These estimates for how long Bishop's cap takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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Astrophytum comes from the Greek for “star plant”
Bishop's mitre, Bishop's miter, Astrophytum
Astrophytum columnare, Astrophytum tulense, Astrophytum myriostigma var. potosinum, Astrophytum nuda, Astrophytum myriostigma var. viescaensis, Astrophytum coahuilense, Astrophytum prismaticum, Echinocactus myriostigma, Astrophytum myriostigma var. multi