The taxonomy of the species is a bit confusing, unless you call both Lobivia and Trichocereus - Echinopsis. The plant has Lobivia-like flowers, but grows too large to be welcomed into that genus of relatively small plants.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Lobivia crassicaulis
Lobivia (Trichocereus) crassicaulis is a large growing plant, forming low wide clumps. Bright red flowers produced reliably in the summer.
The taxonomy of the species is a bit confusing, unless you call both Lobivia and Trichocereus - Echinopsis. The plant has Lobivia-like flowers, but grows too large to be welcomed into that genus of relatively small plants.
The taxonomy of the species is a bit confusing, unless you call both Lobivia and Trichocereus - Echinopsis. The plant has Lobivia-like flowers, but grows too large to be welcomed into that genus of relatively small plants.
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