Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana
Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana

It is a good beginner cactus and easy to grow and flower. It is quite resistant and occasionally gets covered by bright showy blossoms also neglected in a dry windowsill. Requires good drainage and very porous potting mix. Need regular water in spring to fall but do not water again until dry. Also, it is a species that is dormant in the winter and require very little water (maybe even none) during the cold months.

This is a cute prolific clumper cactus with dark reddish-green stems underneath white or brownish spidery-spines, flowers are mostly white . These plants generally form clusters from basal branching. The stems are globose to cylindrical, often slender up to 4,5 cm long or more and 4-6 cm in diameter, dark reddish-green or blackish.

Recommended temperature zone: Sunset: 16, 17,21-24, USDA: 10-12
Frost tolerance: Light frost protection required. Minimum of 5ºC for safe growing (but hardy up to -5°C or less
Minimum avg. temperature: 50°F (10°C)
Heat tolerance: Light shade
Sun exposure: Outside full sun or afternoon shade, inside needs bright light, and some direct sun.
Origin: Peru and Bolivia
Growth habits: Generally clustering, globose or cylindrical, up to 2" tall (5 cm), 1.5" in diameter (4 cm)
Watering needs: Little water, needs good drainage
Propagation: Seeds or offsets that appear at the base; leave them attached to form a cluster, or wait until they are 1/3 the size of the parent and then detach and plant.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season Mid summer
Botanical Name Echinopsis ancistrophora
Common Name "Arachnacantha"
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Pale pink
Growth Habit Globose
Growth Rate Fast growth
Hardiness Zone 10b
Mature Size (15 Cm)
Native Area Western argentina
Resistance 4° c
Sun Exposure Partial shade

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Lobivia or Echinopsis ancistrophora kratochviliana

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It is a good beginner cactus and easy to grow and flower. It is quite resistant and occasionally gets covered by bright showy blossoms also neglected in a dry windowsill. Requires good drainage and very porous potting mix. Need regular water in spring to fall but do not water again until dry. Also, it is a species that is dormant in the winter and require very little water (maybe even none) during the cold months.

This is a cute prolific clumper cactus with dark reddish-green stems underneath white or brownish spidery-spines, flowers are mostly white . These plants generally form clusters from basal branching. The stems are globose to cylindrical, often slender up to 4,5 cm long or more and 4-6 cm in diameter, dark reddish-green or blackish.

Recommended temperature zone: Sunset: 16, 17,21-24, USDA: 10-12
Frost tolerance: Light frost protection required. Minimum of 5ºC for safe growing (but hardy up to -5°C or less
Minimum avg. temperature: 50°F (10°C)
Heat tolerance: Light shade
Sun exposure: Outside full sun or afternoon shade, inside needs bright light, and some direct sun.
Origin: Peru and Bolivia
Growth habits: Generally clustering, globose or cylindrical, up to 2" tall (5 cm), 1.5" in diameter (4 cm)
Watering needs: Little water, needs good drainage
Propagation: Seeds or offsets that appear at the base; leave them attached to form a cluster, or wait until they are 1/3 the size of the parent and then detach and plant.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season Mid summer
Botanical Name Echinopsis ancistrophora
Common Name "Arachnacantha"
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Pale pink
Growth Habit Globose
Growth Rate Fast growth
Hardiness Zone 10b
Mature Size (15 Cm)
Native Area Western argentina
Resistance 4° c
Sun Exposure Partial shade

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