Parodia leninghausii
Kakteen Orch. Rundschau Kakteen Orch. Rundschau 7(4): 61. 1982 basionym cited as Pilosocereus leninghausii F. Haage = Pilocereus leninghausi~ F. Haage
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Parodia leninghausii
Author
(K.Schum.) F.H.Brandt
Chinese genus
锦绣玉属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Habit
It is a shortly columnar cactus that branches and will start to cluster from the base as it ages.
Description
Parodia leninghausiiSN|14697]]SN|14697]], still known in cultivation with its old name Eriocactus leninghausiiSN|14701]]SN|14701]], is a very popular cactus species appreciated because glistens under a haze of harmless golden spines and will produce silky yellow flowers, with a lovely reflection in the petals only when mature (5 years or so), but the blossom in summer is worth the wait. Sometimes, they present monstruous amd cristate forms.
Flowers
Near the top, 5-6 cm in diameter pure yellow, silky, shining with a lovely reflection in the petals.
Blooming Season
It blooms only when mature (at least 20 cm tall) in Spring to late Summer. Blooms more than once a year.
Spines
Harmless, golden and bristly.
Ribs
About 30.
Stem
At first globular then columnar up to 60(100) cm tall, 8-12 cm in diameter, with an angled crown.