Neoporteria or Eriosyce villosa

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Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with long yellow spines and bright magenta flowers thriving among gravel and rocks in Atacama, Chile.
Close-up of a Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with vivid magenta flowers, sharp spines, and white pebbles among other cacti.
Close-up of a Neoporteria or Eriosyce villosa cactus with bright magenta flowers and sharp brown spines, surrounded by gravel and cacti.
A Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with sharp spines and magenta flowers blooms in gravelly soil, potted among other cacti.
A Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with spiky green stems and bright magenta flowers, seen from above on gravel.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with long spines and bright magenta blooms at the crown among gravel and other Atacama cacti.
Close-up of Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with magenta flowers and yellowish spines, set among gravel and other cacti.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus from Atacama, Chile with magenta flowers, yellowish spines, set among gravel and stones.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cacti in pots with rocky soil, each with vibrant magenta flowers typical of Chile’s Atacama region.
Close-up of Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with sharp spines and magenta flowers, some blooming with white centers.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with long yellow spines and bright magenta flowers thriving among gravel and rocks in Atacama, Chile.
Close-up of a Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with vivid magenta flowers, sharp spines, and white pebbles among other cacti.
Close-up of a Neoporteria or Eriosyce villosa cactus with bright magenta flowers and sharp brown spines, surrounded by gravel and cacti.
A Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with sharp spines and magenta flowers blooms in gravelly soil, potted among other cacti.
A Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with spiky green stems and bright magenta flowers, seen from above on gravel.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with long spines and bright magenta blooms at the crown among gravel and other Atacama cacti.
Close-up of Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with magenta flowers and yellowish spines, set among gravel and other cacti.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus from Atacama, Chile with magenta flowers, yellowish spines, set among gravel and stones.
Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cacti in pots with rocky soil, each with vibrant magenta flowers typical of Chile’s Atacama region.
Close-up of Neoporteria (Eriosyce villosa) cactus with sharp spines and magenta flowers, some blooming with white centers.

Description: Small solitary cactus with variable spination.
Flowers: Bright magenta, borne on young areoles, 2-2,5 cm in diameter, pericarpels and floral tubes with long wool and gassy white bristles.
Blooming time: Blooms early in the year. Occasionally forms some buds late in the previous year, and it can sometimes flower during the winter, although the main burst of flowering is in April.
Fruit: Elongate, red, dehiscing by basal pores.
Origin: Totoral Bajo to Carrizallilo, Huasco, Atacama, Chile
Cultivation: It is a summer grower species. Easy to cultivate but somewhat rot prone if kept in a non ventilated place. Requires a very fast draining drying soil Water regularly in summer, but do not over water.
Needs a full sun exposure (or light shade) Good heat tolerance. Hardy to at down to -5°C for brief periods.
Propagation: Usually propagated from Seeds. (seldom produces offsets)

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

Bloom Season

Early spring to mid winter

Flower Color

Red

Hardiness Zone

9b to 11

Mature Size

Under 6 in

Resistance

5°C

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Neoporteria or Eriosyce villosa

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Description: Small solitary cactus with variable spination.
Flowers: Bright magenta, borne on young areoles, 2-2,5 cm in diameter, pericarpels and floral tubes with long wool and gassy white bristles.
Blooming time: Blooms early in the year. Occasionally forms some buds late in the previous year, and it can sometimes flower during the winter, although the main burst of flowering is in April.
Fruit: Elongate, red, dehiscing by basal pores.
Origin: Totoral Bajo to Carrizallilo, Huasco, Atacama, Chile
Cultivation: It is a summer grower species. Easy to cultivate but somewhat rot prone if kept in a non ventilated place. Requires a very fast draining drying soil Water regularly in summer, but do not over water.
Needs a full sun exposure (or light shade) Good heat tolerance. Hardy to at down to -5°C for brief periods.
Propagation: Usually propagated from Seeds. (seldom produces offsets)

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

Bloom Season

Early spring to mid winter

Flower Color

Red

Hardiness Zone

9b to 11

Mature Size

Under 6 in

Resistance

5°C

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Early spring to mid winter
Botanical Name Neoporteria villosa
Common Name Eriosyce villosa
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Red
Genus Neoporteria
Growth Habit Globular and columnar
Hardiness Zone 9b to 11
Mature Size Under 6 in
Native Area Chile
Resistance 5°C
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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