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E. lauii
L 780 El Trigo, Sonora,
Mexico
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Description: Small clump-forming species.
Heavy bloomer, it starts producing flowers when still very
young.
Stems: Upright, cylindrical that branches profusely from the
base.
Radials spines: Dense, white, soft and short.
Central spines: Soft ruby red.
Flowers: Subapical, Large, deep pink to clear violet, with long hairy tube,
long-lived.
Bloom Time: March to April.
Spines: Short, dark.
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Cultivation: Roting easily, it is sensitive to over-watering (rot prone)
and needs very good drainage.
Keep drier and cool in winter.
It needs full sun. Very cold resistant above approx -12C
or less for short periods of time.
Propagation: Seeds (usually), it also can be grown from cuttings, as it
branches from the base.
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name: Echinocereus
lauii Frank
sp. nov.
Kakt. And. Sukk. 29. (4): 74 - 77 (1978)
TL: Mexico, Sonora, east of Yecora, El Trigo Ranch, 1800
m,
Field number: L780, Jan. 1974
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Branching upright species, densely covered with many thin, white and
red spines.
It flowers well.
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