Echinocereus blankii

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinocereus blankii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocereus Blankii, Palmer (Cereus Blankii, Poselg.). Branching freely from the base and thus forming clusters: sts. columnar, tapering above, about 6 in. long by 1 in. diam., dark green: ribs 5-6 (rarely 7), straight, almost divided into tubercles: areoles about ⅜ in. apart, round, white curly-woolly, later naked: radial spines mostly 8, horizontally spreading, the under pair the longest, reaching about ⅜ in. length, all stiff, straight, thin, white or the upper ones carmine-red when young, later reddish brown; central solitary, porrect, later deflexed. 1-1¼ in. long, white or brownish, black when young: fls. from near the crown, 2½-3 in. long, purple- red to violet. Mex. R.H. 1865:90. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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