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Echinopsis bruchii

Soehrensia bruchii

Echinopsis bruchii
Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0

Echinopsis bruchii (synonym Soehrensia bruchii) is a solitary globular cactus from northwest Argentina that can reach 50 to 70 cm tall, with deep red flowers near the top. Key to growing it is bright sun, very sparing water, and well-drained gritty soil.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply only when the soil is fully dry, and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
Tolerates frost in its native high-altitude range; keep dry in winter, protect below about -5 °C in containers.
How easy
Easy

About

Echinopsis bruchii, synonym Soehrensia bruchii, is a species of Echinopsis found in Argentina.

Where it grows

Plants are found growing in northwest Argentina, in Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, and San Juan at elevations of 1,700 to 3,500 m (5,600 to 11,500 ft).

Other Soehrensia plants

Echinopsis angelesiae · Echinopsis arboricola · Echinopsis candicans · Echinopsis caulescens · Echinopsis crassicaulis · Echinopsis formosa · Echinopsis friedrichii · Echinopsis hahniana · Echinopsis huascha · Echinopsis quadratiumbonata · Echinopsis sandiensis · Torch Cactus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinopsis bruchii 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.

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