Description
Lobivia backebergii var. wrightiana (Cactaceae). Echinopsis backebergii It is native to eastern Bolivia and southern Peru. It grows to 5 cm (2 in) tall and wide, with single or clustered globose stems 4-5 cm thick, with about 15 ribs and covered in grey-brown spines. Large, showy, carmine-red flowers are borne in summer. Sowing : Sow seeds in summer. Locality : Ex Hort. Date of harvest : September 2013