点击上方蓝字，关注↑“荒漠肉植记”分享国外原产地的各类图片，包括最独特的仙人掌、最迷人的肉锥等等！荒漠肉植记 学知识、赏美图！（进入公众号，设置“星标”，美文不错过！）Dag Panco在《石食者》里写到，想知道什么样的配土最适合你的植物，最好的途径就是多看原产地的图片！拉丁：Ariocarpus agavoides属性：岩牡丹龙舌兰牡丹在墨西哥有两个自然栖息地，其中一个在塔毛利帕斯州，另一个在圣路易斯波托西。龙舌兰牡丹生长在海拔1200米左右的冲积平原和石灰岩丘陵地带，在这里夏季多雨。但是由于过度采集、农业生产、建筑工程、畜牧业和水土流失再加上当地的孩子们也把这种植物当作甜食来吃等因素，导致它的野生种群受到威胁，甚至濒临灭绝。“agavoides”这个植物的名字意味着“类似于龙舌兰”，对我来说，它最像龙舌兰-白头翁（Agave albopilosa），巧合的是，它们的栖息地之间的距离不超过100英里。然而，与真正的龙舌兰不同，这种深绿色的“叶子”真的是疣。一些大型的，古老的大型植物（很可能是从野外偷来的）由于生长缓慢，可以卖到几千美元。
龍鬍蘭花朵呈莲座状，有硬而粗糙的小瘤，为深绿色，其茎呈绿棕色近球形顶部扁平高2-6厘米直径4-8厘米其余部分则埋在地下。這種「葉」向四周分散，不直立頂端锐尖正面扁平長3-7cm寬5-10mm無刺或少刺長2,2 -4毫米，在接近葉子頂端時有一團白色的绒毛。
龍鬍蘭喜歡較多水，但一年中的其他時間容易腐烂，所以春天和秋天要適量浇水冬天不浇水。在排水性良好的土壤中成長，在生長季节施用低氮肥料可以促進它們生長冬季斷水以保持土壤干燥從底部浇水可以極大改善龍鬅蘭外觀。而且能耐寒至攝氏零度以下。
Dragon's Blood Lily (Ariocarpus agavoides) is a rare and unique cactus species found in the wild in Mexico. It has two natural habitats, one in Tamaulipas state and another in San Luis Potosi. The Dragon's Blood Lily grows on flat plains and limestone hills at an altitude of around 1,200 meters above sea level where summers are wet but winters are dry.
Due to over-collection for the ornamental plant trade, agricultural activities, construction projects, livestock farming and soil erosion combined with local children eating this plant as a sweet treat, its wild populations are under threat or even facing extinction. The name "agavoides" means "similar to Agave", which I find it most resembles Agave albopilosa; interestingly they inhabit within 100 miles of each other.
However unlike true Agaves these deep green 'leaves' are actually tubercles. Some large mature plants due to their slow growth can sell for thousands of dollars.
The flowers of this lily-like cactus bloom from the center forming a radial pattern resembling a flower bud about to open up into a star-shaped bloom with five petals that range from white to pinkish-red color depending on the variety growing conditions.
These flowers have no noticeable scent but emit an intoxicating fragrance only detectable by bees who visit them exclusively pollinating these blooms making them highly sought after by collectors worldwide especially among those who appreciate unique specimens like me!
If you want more information about how we got our hands on such exotic specimens join us next time when we will share more secrets behind getting your hands on some truly rare plants!
