Lobivia backebergii
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| E. backebergii syn. Lobivia winteriana | |
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| Genus: | Echinopsis |
| Species: | Echinopsis backebergii
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Echinopsis backebergii is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to eastern Bolivia and southern Peru. It grows to 5 cm (2 in) tall and wide, with single or clustered globose stems 4-5 cm thick, with about 15 ribs and covered in grey-brown spines. Large, showy, carmine-red flowers are borne in summer. As the minimum temperature requirement is 10 °C (50 °F), in temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat.[1]
Two subspecies, E. backebergii subsp. backebergii[2] and E. backebergii subsp. wrightiana,[3] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector Echinopsis backebergii subsp. backebergii AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector Echinopsis backebergii subsp. wrightiana AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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