A couple of lobivias

Lachy · Post by **Lachy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:32 am

G'day guys,

Here's a couple more plants for you to ID. All I know is that they've been labelled as lobivias - meaning that they probably fall under echinopsis somewhere. Anyway, here we go:

Cheers for your assistance and insight.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:22 am

Sorry i don't have an ID guess, but i'm VERY interested in what #1 turns out to be, cause i want one!!!

Those spines are AWESOME!!

dimales · Post by **dimales** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:07 pm

That first one may be echinopsis winteriana..have it flowered yet? I have one the same but it is not have such long uper spines..

Lachy · Post by **Lachy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:55 pm

No, number one has not yet flowered in my presence. However, it does have several buds growing low on the body of the plant, however I suspect they are several weeks away from flowering.

phil_SK · Post by **phil_SK** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:23 pm

I suspect that 1st one is L. backebergii though I'd go more with ssp backebergii than ssp wrightiana (of which winteriana is a synonym). The long spines aren't a feature of all forms, so don't expect an unseen plant with this name to have them if you buy one.

The second one's much harder - I'd want to see a flower first.