Hildewintera aureispina cv. Ring

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Hildewintera aureispina cv. Ring

Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cleistocactus winteri cv. Ring

Hildewintera aureispina cv. Ring (Cleistocactus winteri cv. Ring) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
A very rare and fascinating circular crest. This kind of cristation is seldom produced and very sought after for its unique cuplike form.

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Cleistocactus winteri cv. Ring

Hildewintera aureispina cv. Ring

See all synonyms of Cleistocactus winteri

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt
Bradleya 6: 100. 1988
Synonymy: 7

Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt

Borzicactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) G.D.Rowley
Cleistocactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt
Hildewintera aureispina (F.Ritter) F.Ritter ex G.D.Rowley
Loxanthocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Buxb. in Krainz
Winteria aureispina F.Ritter
Winterocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Backeb.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cleistocactus winteri subs. colademononis (Diers & Krahn) D.R.Hunt
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 20: 14. 2005 [Nov 2005]
Synonymy: 5

Cleistocactus winteri subs. colademononis (Diers & Krahn) D.R.Hunt

Cleistocactus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) Mottram
Hildewintera colademononis Diers & Krahn
Winterocereus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) D.Metzing & R.Kiesling

Hildewintera polonica V.Foik & Foik

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cleistocactus winteri f. cristatus hort.
Synonymy: 3

Cleistocactus winteri f. cristatus hort.

Borzicactus aureispinus f. cristatus hort., P.V.Heath
Hildewintera aureispina f. cristata hort.

Cultivars (1):

Cleistocactus winteri cv. Ring

Hildewintera aureispina cv. Ring

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Description: This plant occasionally forms unusual rings shaped crest. This particular form of cristation develops at the stems top.
Spines: It has many short bristly yellowish, golden or amber spines (depending on clone) that literally cover the surface of the stems.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cleistocactus winteri group

Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt: Produces pendant or trailing stems up to 100 cm in length. It has very attractive golden spines and flowers are a vivid orange or salmon-pink colour.
Cleistocactus winteri subs. colademononis (Diers & Krahn) D.R.Hunt: has stems up to 2.5 m long with white hairy spines, 4-8(-12) cm long. Flowers red, zygomorphic 7-8 cm long. Distribution: Cerro El Fraile, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Cleistocactus winteri f. cristatus hort.: This plant forms huge tangled mounds of fairly rapid growth.
Cleistocactus winteri cv. Ring: It is a very rare circular crest. This particular form of cristation develops at the stems top.