Xerophyte

Central Spines

One, curved upward, to 2.5(-3) cm long.

Description

Echinopsis hertrichianaSN|32674]]SN|32674]] (Lobivia hertrichianaSN|32675]]SN|32675]]) is a small, particularly beautiful lobivia, this cactus is solitary or clump-forming, with spherical bodies about 6 cm long and up to 10 cm thick with about 11-20 notched ribs. The yellowish spines are so interlocking that they almost cover the stem. This cactus is popular because of its large, brilliant red flowers occurring in clusters at the top of the stems.Derivation of specific name. This member of the Cactaceae family was given this name by the American botanist and curator of the Huntington Botanical Gardens in California; William Hertrich (1878-1966).

Flowers

Fairly large, rotate, c. 5-6 cm long, 4-7 cm in diameter, various shades of red, often with whitish throats, but there are varieties with orange, pink or yellow flowers.

Blooming Season

Early summer. Quite often they will open for several days in succession, closing at night.

Spines

Variable, straw coloured, to 3 cm long.

Ribs

11(-22), straight or oblique, rounded to acute, deeply furrowed.

Stem

Globose, glossy green, simple at first, later clustering, individual stems to 10 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

6-8(-20), spreading, yellowish brown, to 1.5 cm long.

Fruits

Small, globose.

Areoles

Round, white.