Origin and habitat: Cochabamba and Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
Description: Echinopsis cinnabarina var. draxleriana is a small cactus with a much flattened, usually solitary body (sometimes forms small few branched clumps). It distinguishes mostly in having a very flat body, and paler creamy-yellow spines.
Cultivation and propagation: It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer (but do not over-water) needs good drainage and very porous, keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry (hardy to -12° C). Need a bright exposure, full sun or half shade in summer.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost, offsets (if available)
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Mid Summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Lobivia draxleriana |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Scarlet to deep red |
| Growth Habit | Spherical broader |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a to 11 |
| Mature Size | under 6 in. (15 cm) |
| Native Area | Bolivia |
| Resistance | 12° C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun or half shade |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Origin and habitat: Cochabamba and Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
Description: Echinopsis cinnabarina var. draxleriana is a small cactus with a much flattened, usually solitary body (sometimes forms small few branched clumps). It distinguishes mostly in having a very flat body, and paler creamy-yellow spines.
Cultivation and propagation: It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer (but do not over-water) needs good drainage and very porous, keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry (hardy to -12° C). Need a bright exposure, full sun or half shade in summer.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost, offsets (if available)
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Mid Summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Lobivia draxleriana |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Scarlet to deep red |
| Growth Habit | Spherical broader |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a to 11 |
| Mature Size | under 6 in. (15 cm) |
| Native Area | Bolivia |
| Resistance | 12° C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun or half shade |
