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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name:
E.
reichenbachii var. albispinus
(Lahman) L. D. Benson
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Common English Names include: White
lace hedgehog cactus or simply White lace cactus.
Description: E. reichenbachii var. albispinus is
intermediates between
E. baileyi and E. reichenbachii subsp. caespitosus.
It is a solitary or slowly branching cylindrical shaped cactus with up
to 12 branches. It is one of the smaller Echinocereus species.
Stem: Erect, cylindrical or short cylindrical, 7 to 40 cm tall,
2,5 to 10 cm in diameter
Ribs: 10-19 straight or slightly undulate.
Areoles:1-6(-10) mm apart.
Radial spines: 20 to 36 , straight to slightly curved, held
closely against the the ribs of the stems, organized in 2 series,
pectinately arranged or nearly so, 5 to 8 mm long, pure white eventually
whit darker tip.
Central spines: Usually absent)
Flowers: Beautiful, abundant, scented, intense pink flowers, 5 to
7 cm long (5-7 cm). Flower tube 22-40 × 10-30 mm; flower tube hairs 5-15
mm; inner tepals silvery pink to magenta, usually white, crimson, green,
or multicoloured proximally, 23-40 × 5-15 mm, tips relatively thin,
delicate; anthers yellow; nectar chamber 2-5 mm.
Blooming season: Early May to Late June.
Fruit: Ovoid green, olive green, or dark green, fruit up to 28 mm
long; fruiting 1.5-2.5 months after flowering.
Seeds: Black.
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Cultivation: It is
sensitive to overwatering (rot prone) needs a very good drainage to
avoid rotting, but requires more moisture than true desert cacti
to grow and produce flowers, Keep drier and cool in
winter. Need full sun. It is very cold resistant from -10° to
-25° C (depending on clones) or less for short
periods of time. It is a fine plant for a rock garden or
container, contrasts well with agaves, yuccas, and low-growing flowering
plants.
Propagation: Seeds, also can be grown from cutting as it slowly
branches from the base.
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