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Rebutia padcayensis

Rebutia padcayensis
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0

Rebutia padcayensis is a small, clustering cactus from the high Andes of Bolivia and Argentina that forms low, spherical green bodies and produces red, orange or yellow flowers. It is grown as a compact container cactus in full sun with fast-draining soil and minimal water.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water thoroughly when the soil is completely dry, and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or gritty mineral mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Bolivia to Argentina (Salta)

About

Rebutia padcayensis is a species of Rebutia found in Bolivia and Argentina.

Where it grows

Rebutia padcayensis is found in southern Bolivia's Tarija department and northern Argentina's Salta and Tucumán provinces, thriving at altitudes between 3000 and 4400 meters.

Other Weingartia plants

Rebutia breviflora · Weingartia glomeriseta · Weingartia alba · Weingartia arenacea · Weingartia canigueralii · Weingartia cantargalloensis · Weingartia cardenasiana · Weingartia corroana · Weingartia crispata · Weingartia cylindrica · Weingartia fischeriana · Weingartia frankiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rebutia padcayensis 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.

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