Rebutia kupperiana (Syn: pseudodeminuta)

	Rebutia kupperiana (Syn: Rebutia pseudodeminuta)	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Popular plant with dense brown spines, clustering to form groups and producing numerous deep scarlet flowers.
	Description: Clumping cactus forms extensive colonies up to 15 (or more) cm in diameter. Stems: Rounded 3 or more cm in diameter, dark green with bronze hue, in cultivation it can grow up to 10 cm tall. Ribs: About 15 Areoles: Almost round, with short yellowish indumentum. Central spines: Straight 1-3 , sometimes 4, directed upward, thicker and are bigger than radial, dark brown throughout the entire length, up to 12 mm (or more) long. Radial spines: 10 to 15 of different length up to 5 mm, white with brown apex, needle-shaped. Flowers: Approximately 4 cm long, 3,5 cm in diameter, fiery-orange-red to deep scarlet, the pistil and stamens are white.
Cultivation: Full sun to light shade, Water regularly in summer but do not overwater. Keep dry in winter Hardy to -4°C. It is better that they are repotted regularly. Repotting will increase the number and size of stems and will increase the number of flowers produced. Repot yearly until reaching about 100mm in size, then every two or three years will suffice. Repotting is best done at the end of winter but can be done at other times. Do not water for a couple of weeks after repotting to reduce risk of root rot via broken roots. Propagation: Offsets, seeds

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific Name: Rebutia kupperiana Boedeker
In: Monatsschr. Deutsche Kakt. Ges. 276-8 (1932)

Origin: Bolivia, Tarija, Arque, near Padcaya, 2500 m of elevation.

Subgenus: Aylostera

Conservation status: Listed in CITES Appendix II

Common Name: Scarlet crown cactus

Field numbers: WR324; Lau 407; KK 1052. FR 762, 76а, 76

Synonyms:

Rebutia pseudodeminuta Eggli et al
In: Englera 16:381 (1995)
Rebutia nitida
Rebutia wahliana
Rebutia sanguinea
Rebutia robustispina
Rebutia nogalesensis
Rebutia buiningiana
Rebutia albiareolata
Rebutia minutissima
Aylostera pseudodeminuta
Aylostera kupperiana

Easy to grow and to flower.

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