Family: Cactaceae
Habitat: Mountainous areas in Argentina, Chile, Perù, Bolivia.
Cultivation: Trichocereus are tough cacti. that's why they are often used as . Nevertheless, it's hard to make [...]
Family: Cactaceae
Habitat: Northern Argentina
Cultivation: Chamacereus are tough plants and not particularly difficult to take care of. They require the same attentions as may other cacti, so [...]
Abromeitiella plant are mat-forming succulents with spined leaves arranged in numerous rosettes. They grow slowly and sometimes form cushion-shaped rosettes.
The Weingartia genus is composed of small spherical or slightly oblong cacti that usually grow solitary. The stems can reach a height of 20, maximum 30 cm.
Family: Cactaceae
Habitat: South America, west side (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay)
Cultivation: The wigginsia have a rather rapid growth and they bloom easily. They only reproduce by seed.
Family: Cactaceae
Habitat: North West Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay
Cultivation: Stetsonia is not difficult to cultivate but has a very slow growth. In winter it should be sheltered, but can [...]
Originally from the humid warmth of the Andes and the Pampas, the plants of the genus Acanthocalycium are decorative species that are appreciated either...
Denmoza plants are globular cacti, round-shaped when they are young then become cylindrical as the plant grows. Originated in the rocky slopes of Argentina, with altitudes of 2,000-2500 meters, [...]
Its name comes from Carlos E. Porter, a Chilean entomologist. It is not considered an autonomous genus: it was first considered to be part of the Echinocactus, and is now included in the [...]