Echinopsis > Echinopsis silvestrii > Echinopsis silvestrii
Echinopsis silvestrii
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Echinopsis |
| Species |
| silvestrii |
| Synonyms |
| Echinopsis tucumanensis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1 - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 40 |
| Height |
| 15 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist and well-drained soil with a pH of 6.1 - 7.8 (mildly acidic, neutral and mildly alkaline). Drought tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Solitary sometimes branching to form small clumps. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Thorn forest. |
| Leaf Description |
| The stems are globose to short cylindrical, 5 - 10 cm in length and 4 - 8 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers appearing at the end of long tubes. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are white. |
| Propagation |
| Woody stem cuttings and seed. |
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