Repotting Repotting is best carried out in spring, when cacti are once again enjoying active growth. Choose shallow pots for short, stout plants as they are more in scale than tall ones. Water the cactus two days before repotting, so it is moist but not saturated. This popular cactus group, that is noted for its bright blooms, has over 200 species, most of which are easy to grow. Parodia Ideal as a houseplant, this is a fairly small growing, globular cactus.
Flower colours range from canary yellow to red.
Rebutia Expect a bright display from a profusion of blooms. They will sometimes appear when the plant is less than a year old. This attractive plant forms a rosette of leaves and bears clusters of long-lasting blooms each year in spring or winter. Echeveria A rosette-forming succulent, with fleshy, often red tinged leaves, that produces flowers on long, slender stalks. Crassula One of the most commonly cultivated succulents, this species has either glossy, rounded or lance-shaped leaves.