Rebutia neocumingii
Synonym: Sulcorebutia multispina, Weingartia hediniana, Weingartia neocumingii var. hediniana, Weingartia knizei, Weingartia lanata, Rebutia lanata, Weingartia longigibba, Weingartia mairanana, Weingartia sucrensis, Weingartia mataralensis, Sulcorebutia sucrensis, Weingartia miranda, Weingartia multispina, Weingartia neglecta, Sulcorebutia neocorroana, Sulcorebutia platygona, Weingartia platygona, Sulcorebutia pulquinensis, Weingartia pulquinensis, Gymnocalycium pulquinense, Weingartia saetosa, Sulcorebutia hediniana, Weingartia corroana, Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. callecallensis, Sulcorebutia neocumingii, Weingartia neocumingii, Weingartia attenuata, Weingartia brachygraphisa, Rebutia corroana, Weingartia callecallensis, Weingartia gracilispina, Sulcorebutia callecallensis, Weingartia chuquichuquinensis, Weingartia flavida, Weingartia buiningiana, Sulcorebutia flavida, Weingartia columnaris, Weingartia erinacea, Sulcorebutia erinacea, Weingartia cumingii, Rebutia cumingii, Gymnocalycium pulquinense var. corroanum, Sulcorebutia neocorroana, Weingartia pulquinensis var. corroana
Family: Cactaceae
 Picture taken in mid June. |
Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 9-10 Frost Tolerance: Hardy in Phoenix Minimum Avg. Temperature: 40°F (4°C) Sun Exposure: Light shade in Phoenix Origin: Southern Bolivia Growth Habits: Usually solitary, 4 inches wide (10 cm), 8 inches tall (20 cm); 16 to 18 tuberculate ribs, often spiraling; 2 to 8 central spines, up to 0.8 inch long (2 cm); 5 to 24 yellowish radial spines with brown tips, 0.4 inch long (1 cm) Watering Needs: Propagation: Seeds |
The Rebutia neocumingii grows in the Andes at height averaging 9000 feet (3000 m). It needs winter chill (below 45F, 7C) to bloom in summer.
A very variable species, it has a lot of forms that can be encountered in the trade under different species names.
Blooming Habits:
Diurnal orange flowers with yellow throat, in summer, near the stem tip, 1 inch long (2.5 cm)
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Propagation:
Mist the plant in spring mornings to reduce the chance of red spider mite infestation.
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