NEOPORTERIA VILLOSA X

Known as Eriosyce Villosa, Neochilensis Villosa.

Native:  Totoral Bajo to Carrizallilo, Huasco, Coquimbo and Atacama regions, Chile.

It is a small solitary cactus typically with long hair-like radial spines.  It becomes shortly columnar in age. The flower can be tubular to narrow funnel-form, bright magenta, showing various shades of purple-pink with a clearer throat.  It requires filtered sunlight to full sunlight. Requires a very fast draining drying soil Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater.

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