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Sulcorebutia tiraquensis var. aguilarii
HS 220 Pojo 2km, Carrasco, Cochabamba, Bolivia 2900 m TL (From the typical locality)
Grafted on a very short and invisible Opuntia compressa
stock.
This grafting method enhances greatly the blooming performance.
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Description:
Clustering species
whit very dark magenta-green body,
the spines are reddish , lots of bright magenta pink flowers in April.
Cultivation: Grafted plants are very easy to
grow and are quite frost hardy -5 (-10)° C
Left: The bud a few days before opening |
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Flovers and fruit from the grafting stock
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
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Scientific name:
Sulcorebutia tiraquensis var. aguilarii
K.
Augustin & W. Gertel
in: Augustin K., Beck S.,
Gertel W. et Hentzschel G.: Two new Varieties of Sulcorebutia
tiraquensis (Cárdenas) Ritter, Cactus & Co., 3:117, 1999
Origin: Pojo 2km, Carrasco, Cochabamba, Bolivia 2900 m
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
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Sulcorebutia tiraquensis v. lepida fa. Aguilarii
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Sulcorebutia
aguilarii n.n.
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Sulcorebutia steinbachii subvar. aguilari
W. Gertel, Kakteen und
Andere Sukkulenten 47 (6): 135, 1996
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A beautiful selected clone with darck purple epidermis and red
spines. |
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A plant covered with hoar frost in the rock garden
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Cultivation and Mail Sale 
