Neochilenia napina

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A small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with purple-tinted bumps and white fuzz in a square pot filled with pebbly soil.
A small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with purple-green bumpy segments and white tufts in a red square pot filled with pebbles.
Close-up of a small Neochilenia napina cactus with a textured surface in rocky soil, two fuzzy buds hinting at blooming season.
Neochilenia napina, a small round cactus with spiral bumps and woolly buds, sits in a red gravel pot. Blurred cacti in background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina, a small, round purple-brown cactus with bumpy texture and two fuzzy white tops in a pebble-filled pot.
A small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with purple-brown bumpy skin and three white buds in a gravel pot, cacti blurred behind.
Neochilenia napina cactus with a rounded bumpy stem and pale pink flower in a green square pot with gravel on a wooden surface outdoors.
Neochilenia napina, a small round cactus with a dark stem, blooms a large cream flower with pink-tipped petals and a bright pink center.
Neochilenia napina cactus in a green pot with light brown gravel, featuring tall pale pink blooms against a blurred green background.
A hand holds a small green pot of Neochilenia napina cactus with a pink flower, light tan gravel, and a blurred garden background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina with a textured brownish-purple base and tall yellow flower in tan gravel, in a green square pot outdoors.
Neochilenia napina cactus with pale yellow flowers and pink tips in a green square pot on wood, blooming against a blurred background.
Small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with bumpy skin and a pale pink-red flower in a gravel-filled pot on a plain background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina cactus with white and pale pink flowers in a pot, set on light gravel against a plain gray background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina with a pale cream flower, pink-tipped petals, and a yellow-pink center blooming above light pebbles.
Close-up of a pale yellow Neochilenia napina cactus flower with pink-tipped petals blooming in a small pot of light stones.
Neochilenia napina cactus with a round, bumpy base and tall pale pink flower, in a pebble-filled pot outdoors among green foliage.
A small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with purple-tinted bumps and white fuzz in a square pot filled with pebbly soil.
A small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with purple-green bumpy segments and white tufts in a red square pot filled with pebbles.
Close-up of a small Neochilenia napina cactus with a textured surface in rocky soil, two fuzzy buds hinting at blooming season.
Neochilenia napina, a small round cactus with spiral bumps and woolly buds, sits in a red gravel pot. Blurred cacti in background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina, a small, round purple-brown cactus with bumpy texture and two fuzzy white tops in a pebble-filled pot.
A small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with purple-brown bumpy skin and three white buds in a gravel pot, cacti blurred behind.
Neochilenia napina cactus with a rounded bumpy stem and pale pink flower in a green square pot with gravel on a wooden surface outdoors.
Neochilenia napina, a small round cactus with a dark stem, blooms a large cream flower with pink-tipped petals and a bright pink center.
Neochilenia napina cactus in a green pot with light brown gravel, featuring tall pale pink blooms against a blurred green background.
A hand holds a small green pot of Neochilenia napina cactus with a pink flower, light tan gravel, and a blurred garden background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina with a textured brownish-purple base and tall yellow flower in tan gravel, in a green square pot outdoors.
Neochilenia napina cactus with pale yellow flowers and pink tips in a green square pot on wood, blooming against a blurred background.
Small, round Neochilenia napina cactus with bumpy skin and a pale pink-red flower in a gravel-filled pot on a plain background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina cactus with white and pale pink flowers in a pot, set on light gravel against a plain gray background.
Close-up of Neochilenia napina with a pale cream flower, pink-tipped petals, and a yellow-pink center blooming above light pebbles.
Close-up of a pale yellow Neochilenia napina cactus flower with pink-tipped petals blooming in a small pot of light stones.
Neochilenia napina cactus with a round, bumpy base and tall pale pink flower, in a pebble-filled pot outdoors among green foliage.

Tiny geophyte, with a solitary spherical or flattened stem slowly growing, underground taproot, with a constriction between the stem and the root. eventually becoming somewhat elongated in cultivation.

Blooming season: Flowers already when young, synchronized flowering of the whole plants takes place over one or two days, and they remain open for about three or four days. Blooms in late spring.

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

Bloom Season

Late spring

Flower Color

WhitishYellowish--pinkish--pale brick red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9--10--11

Mature Size

3 in. tall--2 in. wide

Plant Type

Perennial herb--cactus

Resistance

Extremely drought-tolerant--Pest rasistant

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

Watering Needs

Low
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Neochilenia napina

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Tiny geophyte, with a solitary spherical or flattened stem slowly growing, underground taproot, with a constriction between the stem and the root. eventually becoming somewhat elongated in cultivation.

Blooming season: Flowers already when young, synchronized flowering of the whole plants takes place over one or two days, and they remain open for about three or four days. Blooms in late spring.

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

Bloom Season

Late spring

Flower Color

WhitishYellowish--pinkish--pale brick red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9--10--11

Mature Size

3 in. tall--2 in. wide

Plant Type

Perennial herb--cactus

Resistance

Extremely drought-tolerant--Pest rasistant

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

Watering Needs

Low
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Late spring
Botanical Name Eriosyce napina
Common Name Thelocephala napina, Napin
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color WhitishYellowish, pinkish, pale brick red
Genus Eriosyce
Growth Habit Desertic mattoral (Flattened stem)
Growth Rate Slow
Hardiness Zone 9, 10, 11
Mature Size 3 in. tall, 2 in. wide
Native Area Chile
Plant Type Perennial herb, cactus
Propagation By seeds
Resistance Extremely drought-tolerant, Pest rasistant
Soil PH 6.5, Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type Welldrained sandy soil
Special Features Easy to maintain
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Toxicity Toxic for cats
Watering Needs Low

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