General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Cacto Rojo
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Eriosyce curvispina
  • Synonym: Eriosyce curvispina var. aconcaguensis
  • Synonym: Eriosyce curvispina var. choapensis
  • Synonym: Eriosyce curvispina var. mutabilis
  • Synonym: Eriosyce curvispina var. robusta
  • Synonym: Eriosyce curvispina var. tuberisulcata

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Location: Rosemont, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-27
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This picture was shot in the Chilean portion of The Andes mountai
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