Echinopsis backebergii
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]
| Echinopsis backebergii | |
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| E. backebergii syn. Lobivia winteriana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinopsis |
| Species: | E. backebergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinopsis backebergii | |
The subspecies E. backebergii subsp. wrightiana[2] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- "RHS Plant Selector Echinopsis backebergii subsp. wrightiana AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 34. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
External links
- AsanKomara, Echinopsis backebergii pictures
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