Publication: Field number HK1007 Los Pinos, Valencia Co., NM
Description
It is a more robust form but not sufficiently differentiated and considered merely a local variant of Echinocereus viridiflorus var. viridiflorus.
Origin and Habitat
Los Pinos, Valencia Co., New Mexico, USA
Cultivation and Propagation
This cactus is widely cultivated for its flowers, in culture E. viridiflorus is without problems and regularly shows its small green flowers if we provide an adequate winter rest period. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone) needs good drainage, Keep drier and cool in winter. Need full sun; Very cold resistant hardy to -20° C or less for short periods of time.
Propagation: Seeds or cutting (if available)
Notes
It is part of the Echinocereus viridiflorus compless that comprises a large number of infraspecific taxa, differing in various combinations of flower color, spine color, number and thickness of central spines, and other characters, including floral scent. Wherever such taxa are sympatric they intergrade; all are freely interfertile in the greenhouse. Among them:
Bibliography
Major references and further lectures
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David Hunt, Nigel Taylor “The New Cactus Lexicon” DH Books, 2006
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John Pilbeam (1999) “Mammillaria The Cactus File Handbook” Nuffield Press.
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Edward F. Anderson “The Cactus Family” Timber Press, 2001
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James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey “The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass”Cambridge University Press, 11/ago/2011
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