General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Shining Ball Cactus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Echinopsis calochlora
  • Synonym: Echinopsis calochlora subsp. glaetzleana
  • Synonym: Echinopsis hammerschmidii
  • Synonym: Echinopsis ibicuatensis

Photo Gallery
Location: Jakarta
Date: 2021-07-15
Location: Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-11
Location: Botanical Garden of Bochum
Date: 2015-08-13
Location: Botanical Garden of Jena
Date: 2012-06-04

Date: 2016-10-15
Location: Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-11
Location: Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-11
Location: Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-11
Location: Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-11

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22

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