Pink Champagne | Aylostera | 100mm Nursery Pot

Product Description

Who says cacti can't be a little fancy? Meet Pink Champagne, a gorgeous little cactus with a sparkling personality and flowers worth celebrating!

This charming Aylostera forms a delightful cluster of rounded, deep green stems covered in delicate, fine white spines. Its soft, almost fuzzy appearance gives it plenty of texture, while its naturally clumping growth habit creates an eye-catching display that only gets better with age.

But the real showstopper? Those flowers! Pink Champagne produces beautiful, daisy-like blooms in soft champagne-yellow and peach tones, finished with gorgeous pink-tipped petals. The combination is simply stunning against its silvery-green, spiny foliage.

Perfect for sunny windowsills, cactus collections and anyone who appreciates a plant with a little extra personality, Pink Champagne is a compact beauty that proves good things really do come in small packages.

Why You'll Love It

• Beautiful champagne-yellow and peach flowers with delicate pink-tipped petals.
• Naturally forms clusters of rounded stems for a full, sculptural appearance.
• Fine white spines create a soft, silvery texture against the green stems.
• Compact growth makes it perfect for sunny windowsills and smaller spaces.
• Drought-tolerant and relatively low maintenance when given the right conditions.

The Details

• Botanical Name: Aylostera (cultivar 'Pink Champagne')
• Common Name: Pink Champagne
• Pot Size: 100mm Nursery Pot
• Plant Type: Flowering clumping cactus

Light

Pink Champagne loves the sunshine! Position your cactus somewhere with plenty of bright light and several hours of gentle direct sunlight each day.

An east-facing window with morning sun is a great indoor option, while a bright north-facing position can also work well when the plant is gradually acclimatised.

Outdoors, a sunny position with some protection from intense summer afternoon sunlight is ideal, particularly during Melbourne's hottest weather.

Adequate light is essential for maintaining compact, healthy growth and encouraging those gorgeous flowers. In insufficient light, the stems may become elongated and flowering can be reduced.

Watering

Like most cacti, Pink Champagne prefers a good drink followed by plenty of time to dry out.

During spring and summer, water thoroughly once the potting mix has dried out completely or almost completely. Allow any excess water to drain freely and never leave the pot sitting in water.

During autumn, gradually reduce watering as temperatures cool and growth slows.

In winter, keep the plant much drier, particularly if it's being grown in cool conditions. Occasional light watering may be needed to prevent excessive shrivelling, but avoid keeping the roots damp.

The biggest risk is overwatering, especially when temperatures are low. Always check the potting mix before reaching for the watering can.

Feeding

Feed Pink Champagne throughout the year, adjusting the frequency to suit its seasonal growth.

During spring and summer, apply a diluted, low-nitrogen cactus and succulent fertiliser approximately every four to six weeks to support healthy growth and flowering.

As temperatures cool and growth slows, reduce feeding significantly. During a cool winter dormancy, fertilising is generally unnecessary until active growth resumes.

Avoid excessive nitrogen, which can encourage soft, stretched growth at the expense of the compact shape and flowering performance.

Growing

Pink Champagne is a compact, clump-forming cactus that produces rounded to slightly elongated stems covered in fine spines.

As it matures, additional offsets develop around the base, gradually creating a dense cluster of individual stems. Its naturally manageable size makes it particularly well suited to pots, sunny shelves and specialist cactus collections.

Plant in a very free-draining, mineral-rich potting medium that allows water to move through quickly. Our Cacti & Succulent Mix is an excellent choice, providing the aeration and drainage needed for healthy root development.

This cactus appreciates warm growing conditions during spring and summer, followed by a cooler, relatively dry rest during winter. A cool winter period can help encourage flower bud development for the following growing season.

Protect from frost, prolonged cold and excessive winter moisture. Although established plants can tolerate cool temperatures when completely dry, container-grown specimens are best kept sheltered during Melbourne's colder months.

Repot only when necessary, preferably in spring, and choose a pot with drainage holes. Offsets can also be carefully separated and propagated once sufficiently developed.

Pet Friendly?

Aylostera cacti are generally considered non-toxic to cats and dogs.

However, Pink Champagne is not completely pet-safe in a practical sense, as its fine spines can cause physical irritation or injury if touched, chewed or swallowed.

We recommend keeping it away from curious pets and little hands, particularly those who like investigating plants a little too closely.

Good to Know

Pink Champagne is particularly prized for its beautiful flowers, which can appear in shades of soft yellow, peach and pink. Flower colour and intensity may vary slightly depending on growing conditions and the individual plant.

Flowers generally appear during the warmer growing season, often following a cooler, drier winter rest. Individual blooms can be relatively short-lived, but healthy, mature plants may produce multiple flowers throughout their flowering period.

The plant pictured is already displaying its gorgeous blooms, although flowering is seasonal and plants may be supplied with or without flowers depending on availability.

Aylostera is closely related to Rebutia, and plants within these groups are sometimes sold under different botanical classifications.

• We photograph as many of our plants as possible; however, some listings may occasionally use supplier images.
• As plants are living things, every plant is unique and natural variations in size, colour and fullness should be expected.
• The plant you receive may not be the exact one pictured, but we'll always hand-pick a beautiful, healthy plant we'd happily display in our own home.

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