Neochilenia chilensis (Eriosyce chilensis
tends to produce fuchsia red flowers often with white centres.
Origin and Habitat: (Northern Chile) and Valparaiso (Argentina)
Habitat: It grows on coastal rocks and is severely threatened by housing construction.
Description: Eriosyce chilensis is a beautiful cactus with pale green stems cowered with dense stout spines. It produces very showy flowers in summer.
Habit: It is a mostly simple perennial cactus, rarely clustering at base, shortly cylindrical sometimes procumbent, to 100 cm high.
Cultivation and Propagation: It is a summer grower species. Easy to cultivate but somewhat rot prone if kept in a non ventilated place. Require a very fast draining drying soil, water regularly in summer, but do not overwater.
Needs a full sun exposure (or light shade) Good heat tolerance. Hardy to at least -5°C ( but probably can tolerate - 10° C for brief periods).
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 | Summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Neochilenia chilensis |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | creamy white, pinkorange |
| Genus | Neochilenia |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
| Mature Size | 30(100) cm |
| Native Area | (Northern chile) |
| Resistance | At least 5°c |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Neochilenia chilensis (Eriosyce chilensis
tends to produce fuchsia red flowers often with white centres.
Origin and Habitat: (Northern Chile) and Valparaiso (Argentina)
Habitat: It grows on coastal rocks and is severely threatened by housing construction.
Description: Eriosyce chilensis is a beautiful cactus with pale green stems cowered with dense stout spines. It produces very showy flowers in summer.
Habit: It is a mostly simple perennial cactus, rarely clustering at base, shortly cylindrical sometimes procumbent, to 100 cm high.
Cultivation and Propagation: It is a summer grower species. Easy to cultivate but somewhat rot prone if kept in a non ventilated place. Require a very fast draining drying soil, water regularly in summer, but do not overwater.
Needs a full sun exposure (or light shade) Good heat tolerance. Hardy to at least -5°C ( but probably can tolerate - 10° C for brief periods).
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 | Summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Neochilenia chilensis |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | creamy white, pinkorange |
| Genus | Neochilenia |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
| Mature Size | 30(100) cm |
| Native Area | (Northern chile) |
| Resistance | At least 5°c |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
