Melocactus Broadwayii. Its origin is the West Indies (Granada, Tobago) they usually grow solitary, adult plants are easily
recognized by their cephalium. Flowers, small inconspicuous bright pink to purple grow at the top of the cephalium.
Its fruits are red pear-shaped.
Melocactus Broadway grows from April to October, cannot tolerate long periods of total drought, and also too much water
will cause rotting, because its weak root systems are inefficient at sucking up water from wet soil.
Nevertheless, again due to their tropical origins, they require a fair amount of water, but allow the soil to dry
thoroughly before watering again.
Melocactus rests from October to April, but cannot tolerate cold, or even quite cool temperatures, so it is indispensable
to always keep it above 8-12 ° c.
The root system is weak and generally hates repotting and can take a long time to re-establish.
The soil mixture should be very quickly draining, preferring very bright light, not as much as the most arid growing cacti,
but still in abundance.