Rebutia pygmaea (Mediolobivia haagei)

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Rebutia pygmaea is a clumping plants with lots of dramatic, large pale-pink flowers from the lower stem.

Description: Very small clumping plants,
Stems: Individual heads short-cylindrical 2-4 cm wide, 4 cm tall, The colour of the epidermis vary from grey-green or olive-green to dark purple-green with violet tints.
Spines: Short glass-white.
Flowers: Up to 3cm in diameter and usually salmon pink However the flowers of this species and its varieties (forms?) vary a lot and range from from white to pink, red, salmon and orange.
Roots: tap root:

Note: Rebutia pygmaea is a widespread, extremely variable species that has received numerous unnecessary names.

Cultivation: It is easy to grow and recommended for beginners. Prefer gritty, porous mix with a pH slightly on the acidic side. Full sun to light shade, Water regularly in summer but do not overwater (the root system is rot prone) and allow the pot to dry out between waterings. Keep dry in winter Hardy to -4°C it will take low temperatures when dry and do require a winter rest period. This species will occupy a small flower pot comfortably and remain a manageable sized house plant.

Pest and disease: This plants are subject to mealy-bug attack and to fungus and rot problems brought about by overwatering and high humidity.

Note: It would appear that in cultivation they grow larger and cluster more vigorously than in habitat.

Propagation: seed or offsets.

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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Rebutia pygmaea (R. E. Fries) Britton & Rose 1922

Origin: Bolivia, Argentina

Habitat: They grow on steeply sloping ground where water rarely stands for any length of time

Synonyms: (This species has about 60 synonyms- some which don't really look like the same species)

Lobivia pygmaea
Mediolobivia pygmaea
Echinopsis pygmaea

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Rebutia pygmaea . (This taxon has lots of synonyms (like most Rebutia) whit several controversial varieties and subspecies):

R. pygmaea
R. pygmaea v. diersiana (pygmaea)
R. colorea (pygmaea)
R. gracilispina (pygmaea)
R. haagei (pygmaea)
R. haefneriana (pygmaea)

Other synonyms for R. pygmaea (Fries) Britton & Rose:
Digitorebutia haagei var. orurensis Rebutia orurensis Lobivia pectinata Digitorebutia haagei var. pectinata Rebutia paucicostata Rebutia pauciareolata Rebutia pallida Digitorebutia orurensis Digitorebutia pectinata Mediolobivia pectinata var. orurensis Mediolobivia orurensis Mediolobivia haagei var. pectinata Lobivia orurensis Lobivia atrovirens var. pseudoritteri Rebutia odontopetala Lobivia neo-haageana Rebutia nazarenoensis Rebutia pygmaea var. nazarenoensis Lobivia haagei var. nazarenoensis Mediolobivia haagei var. orurensis Rebutia tafnaensis Digitorebutia nazarenoensis Lobivia atrovirens var.yuncharasensis Rebutia yuncharasensis Rebutia violascens Lobivia pygmaea var. violaceostaminata Rebutia tropaeolipicta Rebutia villazonensis	Rebutia yuquinensis Lobivia pygmaea var. polypetala Lobivia pygmaea var. tafnaensis, Lobivia haagei var. pelzliana Rebutia salpingantha Rebutia rutiliflora Rebutia rosalbiflora Rebutia atrovirens var. pseudoritteri, Rebutia pseudoritteri Rebutia polypetala Rebutia peltzliana Rebutia pelzliana Rebutia torquata Lobivia atrovirens Rebutia crassa Lobivia haagei var. crassa Rebutia colorea Rebutia canacruzensisMediolobivia atrovirens Mediolobivia haagei var. atrovirens Digitorebutia haagei var. atrovirens, Rebutia pygmaea Lobivia digitiformis Digitorebutia atrovirens Lobivia haagei var. elegantula Rebutia atrovirens Rebutia amblypetala Rebutia rosalbiflora var. amblypetala Mediolobivia pygmaea	Lobivia pygmaea Echinopsis pygmaea Rebutia mudanensis Rebutia violaceostaminata Mediolobivia pectinata var. atrovirens Mediolobivia haagei Rebutia mixticolor Rebutia mixta Rebutia lanosiflora Lobivia pygmaea var. knizei Rebutia knizei Rebutia iscayachensis, Rebutia iridescens Lobivia atrovirens var. haefneriana Mediolobivia haefneriana Rebutia diersiana Rebulobivia haagei Digitorebutia haagei Rebutia haagei, Acantholobivia haagei Rebutia gracilispina Rebutia friedrichiana Rebutia eos Rebutia haagei var. elegantula Rebutia elegantula Rebutia haefneriana

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