Endemic to Chile, Neoporteria nidus f. senilis (Eriosyce senilis) typically has thin twisted white spines and flowers with few bristles and wool. But the spines are quite variable both in shape and color, and specimens are different one from each other. Solitary cactus with dens covering of bristly spines, it hybridize easily in habitat and in cultivation too with other species of the genus Eriosyce.
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Bloom Season | Early summer for a week |
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Botanical Name | Neoporteria nidus senilis |
Dormancy | Summer |
Family | Cactaceae |
Flower Color | Orange |
Growth Habit | Globose |
Mature Size | 618 cm |
Native Area | Bolivia |
Resistance | 4°c |
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Endemic to Chile, Neoporteria nidus f. senilis (Eriosyce senilis) typically has thin twisted white spines and flowers with few bristles and wool. But the spines are quite variable both in shape and color, and specimens are different one from each other. Solitary cactus with dens covering of bristly spines, it hybridize easily in habitat and in cultivation too with other species of the genus Eriosyce.
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Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season | Early summer for a week |
---|---|
Botanical Name | Neoporteria nidus senilis |
Dormancy | Summer |
Family | Cactaceae |
Flower Color | Orange |
Growth Habit | Globose |
Mature Size | 618 cm |
Native Area | Bolivia |
Resistance | 4°c |