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In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Synonym: Echinopsis violacea, Echinocactus spiniflorum, Echinopsis spiniflora, Lobivia spiniflora, Acanthocalycium spiniflorum, Acanthocalycium violaceum
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum at the DGB in Phoenix, mid May.
The Acanthocalycium spiniflorum has white to violet flowers in summer (the pink flowers justified the forma violacea).
www.desert-tropicals.com /Plants/Cactaceae/Acanthocalycium_spinifl.html   (337 words)

  
 Get Jealous.com
Acanthocalycium glaucum was the new entry on our species list.
The move of this taxon to Lobivia or Echinopsis seems an obvious one, as the plants were displaying wooly flower buds, rather than the spiny calyx that give the genus Acanthocalycium its name.
The scenery was increasingly becoming a distraction — as an increasing number of images of cactophiles, lined up to take the photo of the colourful mountainsides indicate.
www.getjealous.com /printdiary.php?diary_id=108190&username=pkcactus   (874 words)

  
 Acanthocalycium klimpelianum
Synonym: Echinopsis klimpeliana, Acanthocalycium peitscherianum, Echinopsis peitscheriana, Lobivia spiniflora var.
Acanthocalycium peitscherianum at Holly Gate Nursery (Photo Terry Hewitt)
Acanthocalycium klimpelianum are relatively easy to cultivate and their large flowers make them worth growing.
www.desert-tropicals.com /Plants/Cactaceae/Acanthocal_peitsch.html   (257 words)

  
 Desert Horticulture 97: New Cacti for Landscapes
In addition to the few genera cited, there are many others which offer select species which are very suitable for our southwest landscapes.
Among these are species in the genera Acanthocalycium, Opuntia, Vatricania, Echinocactus, Trichocereus, Lobivia and many others.
There are many species of cacti which have never been used as landscape plants.
ag.arizona.edu /deserthort/dh97weeks.html   (854 words)

  
 Cactus: The Most Beautiful Species and Their Care - Elisabeth Manke - Barron's Educational Series
Prickly and frequently taking strange shapes, cacti often thrive when given minimal care -- and sometimes languish when owners "nurse them to death".
This handsomely illustrated book introduces plant growers to the basics of cactus care and cultivation, then presents an alphabetized directory of roughly 50 varieties -- from Acanthocalycium to Uebelmannia pectinifera.
Only the most avid plant lovers need remember the scientific names.
www.libreriauniversitaria.it /BUS/0764112260/Cactus:_The_Most_Beautiful_Species_and_Their_Care.htm   (262 words)

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