Copiapoa haseltoniana variegata

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Copiapoa cinerea forma variegata (AW84 Esmeralda)

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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Copiapoa cinerea forma variegata

Origin: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Cultivation: Should be protected from excessive heat and sun in summer, Require light watering, good drainage. Keep warm and dry in winter (10°C) to avoid rot. Avoid any frost (Frost tolerance 0°C)

Propagation: Seeds (or offsets if available), Grafting is often used to speed growth rate and to create a back-up to plants in collection.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Copiapoa cinerea complex. (This taxon has lots of synonyms (like most copiapoa, with several controversial varieties and subspecies):

C. cinerea

C. cinerea "albispina"

C. cinerea "variegata"

C. cinerea var. longispina "alba"

C. columna alba (C. cinerea var. columna alba)

C. gigantea (Copiapoa cinerea ssp. gigantea)

C. haseltoniana (C. cinerea ssp. haseltoniana)

C. krainziana ((C. cinerea ssp. krainziana)

C. krainziana 'brunispina' (C. cinerea ssp. krainziana brunispina)

C. tigrillensis (C. columna alba / C. longistaminea intermediate)

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