Sulcorebutia heinzii HS 151
It has very dark blue body, pectinated
spines and shining deep magenta flowers.
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Description:
This is a very distinctive
cactus even without flowers.
Stem: Flat
at first single, offsetting in age forming clusters or cushions,
Single heads 30–50 mm wide of a very dark tanned green or almost
black.
Areoles: White narrow
Spines: Short, pectinated, at first reddish and then
brown.
Flowers: Magenta in May.
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Short appressed brown pectinate spines.
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Cultivation:
This
mountainous plants have thick taproot and are susceptible to overwatering , they are 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 wont get any buds. Grafted plants are very
easy to grow and are quite frost hardy -5 (-10)° C. Needs a full sun
exposure.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of plants belonging to the
Sulcorebutia steinbsachii complex
(This
Taxon
has lots of synonyms
whit several controversial varieties and subspecies):
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
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Scientific name:
Sulcorebutia
heinzii Halda,
Heřtus & Horáček
Published in: Acta Musei Richnoviensis 10 (2): 155 –
156, 2003
Field number: HS151 Collector: Heinz
Swoboda
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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 Origin:
Siles,
(Road Totora-Omereque km 23, above pump station, 2800 m) Cochabamba, Bolivia
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NOTE: S. heinzii is a recent name for a very choice
Sulcorebutia collected by Heinz Swoboda and only named nearly 20
years later (this plant is, in fact Sulcorebutia
sp. HS 151 )
Synonyms:
- Rebutia steinbachii ssp. heinzii
(hort.?)
- Sulcorebutia HS151
- Sulcorebutia tiraquensis
(Cárdenas) Ritter var. totorensis Aug. et Gertel
Published in: Augustin et al. (2000) -
Sulcorebutia (Verlag Eugen Ulmer)
- Sulcorebutia totorensis HS151
- Weingartia totorensis (Cárdenas)
F.H. Brandt
Published in: Kakt. Orchid. Rundschau, 1979 (5): 69,
1979
- Cinnabarinea torotorensis
- Sulcorebutia steinbachii subvar.
Totorensis.
- Sulcorebutia aff augustinii HS151
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Very dark green stems & contrasting white areoles. |
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