Wigginsia leprosorum

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Small round Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with vertical ridges, white spines, and a lemon yellow flower, ideal for pots in partial shade.
Round green Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with white tufts, spines, and a lemon yellow flower with red center; blurred background.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum with lemon yellow flowers, red and yellow centers, sharp spines, and white fibers on green stem.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum cactus bloom with lemon yellow petals, red center, white tufts, and sharp spines on a green pad.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum, showing lemon yellow cactus flowers with delicate translucent petals, white stamens, and a red stigma.
Wigginsia leprosorum cacti with round green bodies, white tufts, and spines, spaced in gravel; great for partial shade.
Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with a round green body, white woolly patches, and long yellow spines, topped by dense white fuzz.
Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with green ridged body, yellow spines, and white fuzzy hair at the top, ideal for partial shade.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum, a round green cactus with ribbed texture, white fluffy areoles, and yellow spines in stony soil.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with white tufts, spines, and a yellow bud. Blurred background emphasizes its texture.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum, a round green cactus with vertical ridges, white tufts, and yellow spines, growing among gravel.
Small round Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with vertical ridges, white spines, and a lemon yellow flower, ideal for pots in partial shade.
Round green Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with white tufts, spines, and a lemon yellow flower with red center; blurred background.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum with lemon yellow flowers, red and yellow centers, sharp spines, and white fibers on green stem.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum cactus bloom with lemon yellow petals, red center, white tufts, and sharp spines on a green pad.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum, showing lemon yellow cactus flowers with delicate translucent petals, white stamens, and a red stigma.
Wigginsia leprosorum cacti with round green bodies, white tufts, and spines, spaced in gravel; great for partial shade.
Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with a round green body, white woolly patches, and long yellow spines, topped by dense white fuzz.
Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with green ridged body, yellow spines, and white fuzzy hair at the top, ideal for partial shade.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum, a round green cactus with ribbed texture, white fluffy areoles, and yellow spines in stony soil.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum cactus with white tufts, spines, and a yellow bud. Blurred background emphasizes its texture.
Close-up of Wigginsia leprosorum, a round green cactus with vertical ridges, white tufts, and yellow spines, growing among gravel.

It is easy to grow. They like a warm bright location, does great in partial shade avoid full sun. They need good drainage and prefer a neutral to slightly acidic compost with plenty of extra grit. Water and feed during the summer.

Blooming season: They bloom annually around June-July.
The flowers are lemon yellow with shining glossy petals, and are very showy. The red purple stigma emphasize the yellow of the petals.

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

Bloom Season

Late autumnjanuary

Flower Color

Orange and pink

Growth Rate

Slow growth

Hardiness Zone

9b to 11b

Mature Size

12 m

Sun Exposure

Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Wigginsia leprosorum

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It is easy to grow. They like a warm bright location, does great in partial shade avoid full sun. They need good drainage and prefer a neutral to slightly acidic compost with plenty of extra grit. Water and feed during the summer.

Blooming season: They bloom annually around June-July.
The flowers are lemon yellow with shining glossy petals, and are very showy. The red purple stigma emphasize the yellow of the petals.

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

Bloom Season

Late autumnjanuary

Flower Color

Orange and pink

Growth Rate

Slow growth

Hardiness Zone

9b to 11b

Mature Size

12 m

Sun Exposure

Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Late autumnjanuary
Botanical Name Wigginsia leprosorum
Common Name Notocactus langsdorfii var
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Orange and pink
Genus Wigginsia
Growth Habit Globose
Growth Rate Slow growth
Hardiness Zone 9b to 11b
Mature Size 12 m
Native Area Bolivia
Sun Exposure Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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