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Sulcorebutia augustinii froma cristata
(Syn: Rebutia steinbachii subv. augustinii "cristata" )

Sulcorebutia augustinii  forma cristata (HS152 Huanakuni Chico, Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Beautiful crested form with nice amber-honey pectinated spines, very attractive even without flowers

 

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Scientific name:Sulcorebutia augustinii  (Hentzschel) forma cristata

Original description: Günther Henzschel / Succulenta (Netherlands) 68 (7-8): 147, 1989

Type: HS 152

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Field numbers: HS 152 (typ); LH 1125; LH 1126; RH 816;
 

Origin:  Pasorapa (Villa Redención Pampa Zudañez) Cochabamba, Bolivia
 

Synonyms:  

• Rebutia steinbachii subv. augustinii  (Hentzschel) Gertel 1996
• Sulcorebutia steinbachii
• Sulcorebutia mentosa
• Sulcorebutia cardenasiana

Cultivation:  These mountainous  plants have thick taproots and are susceptible to overwatering.  They loves a very permeable, coarse mineral soil  as well as to be strictly kept dry throughout  the winter quiescent period since it is very sensitive to any moisture excesses, To prevent rottenness it is also advisable to surround its root neck by very rough sand or grit, this help a fast water drainage. They requires also an appropriate air circulation and are sometime grafted to avoid root problems.  They need to be kept in a cool place during winter rest (at 0-10°C).   This is important for the flowers ,as well as for their health.  Without this cool winter period, they normally won't get any buds.
Grafted plants are very easy to grow, and are quite frost hardy (-5°  C) if kept dry. Needs a full sun exposure ( light shadow my be useful in the hottest summer days)
Propagation: Cutting, grafting

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Sulcorebutia steinbachi complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms whit several controversial varieties and subspecies and comprises a multitude of different forms, but where each form is linked to others by populations of plants with intermediate characteristics):

• S. steinbachii
• S. augustinii (S. steinbachii subvar. augustinii )
• S. augustinii forma cristata
• S. heinzii HS151 (S. steinbachii subvar. totorensis)
• S. polymorpha (S. steinbachii var. polymorpha)
• S. taratensis var. minima (S. steinbachii)
• S. tiraquensis (S. steinbachii ssp. aguillarii)
• S. tiraquensis var. aguillari  (S. steinbachii ssp. aguillarii)

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