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A small, cushion-forming cactus from the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, grown for its large red or yellow funnel flowers. The key to growing it is strong sun, very free-draining soil and a dry winter rest.
Echinopsis maximiliana, synonym Lobivia maximiliana, is a species of Echinopsis found in Bolivia and Peru.
Echinopsis maximiliana is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Apurímac, Cusco and Puno as well as in the Bolivian departments of La Paz and Cochabamba in the Lake Titicaca basin at altitudes of 3000 to 4800 meters.
Cactus · Echinopsis arachnacantha · Echinopsis ayopayana · Cactus · Echinopsis bridgesii · Echinopsis caineana · Echinopsis calorubra · Echinopsis cardenasiana · Echinopsis chrysochete · Echinopsis cinnabarina · Echinopsis ferox · Echinopsis hertrichiana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinopsis maximiliana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
