As noted above, a previous name for this plant was Lobivia arachnacantha var. torrecillasensis (Lobivia being an anagram of Bolivia.) The...Read More subspecies name "arachnacantha" is derived from the latin “arachne”, meaning “like a spider or spider’s web”. That's a good description of the spines.
I’ve seen it described as a good beginner cactus, and it will remain small in size. In spite of its size, this plant has a bold bloom!
There are four subspecies of Echinopsis ancistrophora. Flowers are unscented.
Subsp. 'ancistrophora' has varied colored blooms fro...Read Morem white to sometimes a hint of pink to deep red, native to south of Salta, Argentina north to across the border into southern Bolivia.
Subsp. 'arachnacantha' is smaller and has yellow to yellow-orange blooms, native a little farther north into Samaipata, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Subsp. 'cardenasiana' has violet-pink to red blooms and is native to Tarija, Bolivia.
Subsp. 'pojoensis' is a larger plant with reddish blooms and is native to Pojo, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
This is the variety of the 'arachnacantha' subspecies that has orange-red blooms.
This variety is a variety of "Echinopsis ancistrophora subsp. arachnacantha"
As noted above, a previous name for this plant was Lobivia arachnacantha var. torrecillasensis (Lobivia being an anagram of Bolivia.) The...Read More
There are four subspecies of Echinopsis ancistrophora. Flowers are unscented.
Subsp. 'ancistrophora' has varied colored blooms fro...Read More