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Accepted Scientific Name: Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Lutea cristata

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin.
Synonyms:
Echinopsis chamaecereus H.Friedrich & Glaetzle
Bradleya 1: 96 (1983), nom. nov. Remarks: N. B.: non Echinopsis silvestrii Speg 1905
Synonymy: 9
- Echinopsis chamaecereus H.Friedrich & Glaetzle
- Cereus silvestrii Speg.
- Chamaecereus silvestrii (Speg.) Britton & Rose
- Lobivia silvestrii (Speg.) G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis chamaecereus f. cristata
- Echinopsis chamaecereus var. giganteus (Frič)
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Annie
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Arlequin
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Boom
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Cactus Art
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Captain Jessop
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Lutea
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Lutea cristata
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Mephysto
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Perla di Verona
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Rainbow
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Rot Violet
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Violet
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Westfield Alba
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Wotan
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Yellow Bird
ENGLISH: Crested Yellow Peanut
Description: The traditional peanut cactus Echinopsis chamaecereusSN|17372]]SN|8692]] (a.k.a. Chamaecereus sylvestris)is a low growing matforming cactus with many crowded finger-like stems. Established plants can reach a height of 15 cm and width of 30 cm, with stems.
Forma lutea, aurea or aurata (Yellow form): The schizochromic form (Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. LuteaSN|8692]]SN|17372]]) has pale yellow stems due to the absence (or reduced production) of chlorophyll pigments: every other pigment is present at normal levels, the dominant green colouration is lost, but will still more than likely have normal other pigments that give the yellow overall appearance of the stem. This plant with yellow stems is very attractive and highly prized. It is almost always seen grafted on stronger columnar species, and cannot can be grown on its own roots. However some clones have enough chlorophyll in their tissues and can be grown on they own roots too, but very slow growing.
Crested form: The crested form is a golden-yellow treasure that forms superb brain-shaped mounds up to 20 cm (or more) in diameter with age. Despite to its beauty it is quite rare and sought after by collectors. A real traffic stopper!
Stem: Thick, fan shaped, deeply ribbed, yellow.
Spines: 10 to 15 soft, white bristles, 2 mm long.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinopsis hybrid (Chamaelobivia) group
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Annie
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Arlequin: Red and yellow bi-coloured flowers.
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Boom
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Cactus Art
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Captain Jessop
- Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Lutea: is the yellow version of the Peanut Cactus, which is an 'albino' form of the 'normal' plant.
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Lutea cristata: is the yellow and crested version of the Peanut Cactus, which is an 'albino' form.
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Mephysto
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Perla di Verona
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Rainbow
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Rot Violet
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Violet
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Westfield Alba
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Wotan
Echinopsis chamaecereus cv. Yellow Bird
Echinopsis hybrid (Chamaelobivia group): intergenic hybrids of Chamaecereus and Lobivia, that develop really amazing flowers of different colours on the original "peanut" body and many of these hybrids have cultivar names.
Cultivation and Propagation: Variegated and albinous cacti are regarded as choice and difficult in cultivation, but despite that many of them are relatively easy to grow. But be aware that they cannot tolerate prolonged exposure to direct sun light (especially during the hottest summer days), so grow them in half-shade or under filtered sun. They are sometime seen as grafted plants, but many grow well on their own roots, too.
On the contrary, the albinos can survive only if grafted on a strong green base.
Use mineral well-permeable substratum with little organic matter (peat, humus). Water sparingly from March till October and keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (In general these plants are more tender and cannot endure freezing temperatures ) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!!
Propagation: Usually by seed. Plants are often grafted onto column-shaped cacti.
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