Description: Rebutia fiebrigii is a small solitary or mound-forming cactus preading out to 15 cm with white, silky, short spines and light green tubercles thickly covering the body. It is a free-flowering species with bright vermilion blooms, but quite variable.
Flowers: Flowers produced halfway up the stems, curving upward, yellow, bright orange or vermilion red, funnel-shaped, 25-45 mm long, 4 cm diameter. Tube narrow 10-18 mm long, outside pale greenish to reddish, inside pale. Ovary spherical, about 4 mm wide, with small triangular scales with few white wool few white bristly hairs. Tepals vermilion red, rather rounded, often slightly serrated, 14-16 mm long, 4-6 mm wide. Filaments white, anthers golden yellow. Pistil white, with 5-6 white stigma lobes 2-3 mm long, slightly protruding the anthers.
Blooming season: Flowers all tend to come in one late Spring rush, rather than spread over the Summer, and remain open for up to six days.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Plant Type
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Watering Needs
| Bloom Season | Late spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Rebutia fiebrigii |
| Common Name | Orange crown cactus, barrel cactus |
| Dormancy | Midsummer |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Orange |
| Genus | Rebutia |
| Growth Habit | solitary, moundforming |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9, 10, 11 |
| Mature Size | 3 in. tall, 5.9 in. wide |
| Native Area | Bolivia, NorthWest Argentina |
| Plant Type | Flowering cactus |
| Propagation | By offsets, seeds |
| Resistance | Extremely drought-tolerant, frost tolerant, pest resistance |
| Soil PH | 6.5, Acidic, Neutral |
| Soil Type | cactus potting soil |
| Special Features | Showy flowers, easy to maintain |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun, partial shade |
| Toxicity | Safe for humans, safe for pets |
| Watering Needs | Low |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Description: Rebutia fiebrigii is a small solitary or mound-forming cactus preading out to 15 cm with white, silky, short spines and light green tubercles thickly covering the body. It is a free-flowering species with bright vermilion blooms, but quite variable.
Flowers: Flowers produced halfway up the stems, curving upward, yellow, bright orange or vermilion red, funnel-shaped, 25-45 mm long, 4 cm diameter. Tube narrow 10-18 mm long, outside pale greenish to reddish, inside pale. Ovary spherical, about 4 mm wide, with small triangular scales with few white wool few white bristly hairs. Tepals vermilion red, rather rounded, often slightly serrated, 14-16 mm long, 4-6 mm wide. Filaments white, anthers golden yellow. Pistil white, with 5-6 white stigma lobes 2-3 mm long, slightly protruding the anthers.
Blooming season: Flowers all tend to come in one late Spring rush, rather than spread over the Summer, and remain open for up to six days.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Plant Type
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Watering Needs
| Bloom Season | Late spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Rebutia fiebrigii |
| Common Name | Orange crown cactus, barrel cactus |
| Dormancy | Midsummer |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Orange |
| Genus | Rebutia |
| Growth Habit | solitary, moundforming |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9, 10, 11 |
| Mature Size | 3 in. tall, 5.9 in. wide |
| Native Area | Bolivia, NorthWest Argentina |
| Plant Type | Flowering cactus |
| Propagation | By offsets, seeds |
| Resistance | Extremely drought-tolerant, frost tolerant, pest resistance |
| Soil PH | 6.5, Acidic, Neutral |
| Soil Type | cactus potting soil |
| Special Features | Showy flowers, easy to maintain |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun, partial shade |
| Toxicity | Safe for humans, safe for pets |
| Watering Needs | Low |
