Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow

Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Rebutia heliosa
Kakteen Sukk. 21: 30, figs. 1970

Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
The nice albinos Rebutia heliosa.

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Rebutia heliosa Rausch
Kakteen Sukk. 21: 30, figs. 1970
Synonymy: 31

Rebutia heliosa Rausch

Aylostera heliosa (Rausch) Mosti & Papini

Rebutia densipectinata KK849 f.ma brevispina hort.

Rebutia heliosa var. melanistic KK849 cv. Short Spines hort.

Rebutia densipectinata KK849 Jucanas, Tarija, Bolivia 2800m (3000m) Kníže non F.Ritter

Aylostera densipectinata KK489 Jucanas, Tarija, Bolivia 2800m (3000m) (Kníže) hort.
Aylostera heliosa var. melanistic KK489 Jucanas, Tarija, Bolivia 2800m (3000m) (Kníže) hort.
Rebutia heliosa var. melanistic KK849 Jucanas, Tarija, Bolivia (2800-3000 m) (Kníže) hort.
Sulcorebutia densipectinata KK489 (Kníže) hort.
Aylostera heliosa subs. cajasensis (Donald) Mosti & Papini

Rebutia heliosa var. cajasensis Donald

Rebutia heliosa subs. cajasensis (Donald) Říha & Šeda

Rebutia heliosa var. condorensis Donald

Aylostera condorensis (Donald) hort.
Aylostera heliosa subs. condorensis (Donald) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera heliosa var. condorensis hort.
Mediolobivia heliosa var. condorensis hort.

Rebutia heliosa var. condorensis f. cristata hort.
Rebutia heliosa f. cristata hort.
Rebutia heliosa f. monstruosa hort.
Rebutia heliosa var. solisioides hort.

Rebutia heliosa subs. teresae Kníže, Říha & Šeda

Aylostera heliosa subs. theresae hort.
Aylostera theresae hort.
Rebutia heliosa var. teresae (Kníže, Říha & Šeda) hort.
Rebutia teresae Kníže

Rebutia teresae var. flavida hort.

Aylostera deminuta var. teresae f. flavida hort.

Cultivars (4):

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Description: It is a new graceful cultivar. In summer the stem of this beautiful plant is of a pure canary yellow, in winter reddish a little and the apex turns greenish .

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Rebutia heliosa group

Rebutia densipectinata KK849 f.ma brevispina hort.: This is one of the most remarkable red blooming Rebutias with short, tiny silvery brown spines and purple tinged stem reminding of Sulcorebutia rauschii.
Rebutia densipectinata KK849 Jucanas, Tarija, Bolivia 2800m (3000m) Kníže non F.Ritter: (same as: R. heliosa var. condorensis and var. melanistic?) forms a mound of tiny heads covered by white to tan coloure pectinated spines. Blossoms bright red.
Rebutia heliosa Rausch: It is a miniature plant that readily forms a clustering mound of tiny heads. The spines are very short, silvery, dense and pectinate, covering almost completely the small stems in a spiral pattern. Blooms orange.
Rebutia heliosa var. cajasensis Donald: has orange-red or red flowers, larger heads with silvery pectinated spines. It looks pretty like v. condorensis but lighter spined. Distribution: Desfiladero de Cajas
Rebutia heliosa var. condorensis Donald: The variety “condorensis” specifically describes the clones of the species with dark red flowers, and larger heads. Distribution: Condor pass.
Rebutia heliosa var. condorensis f. cristata hort.: Crested form.
Rebutia heliosa f. cristata hort.: The crested stems are 2,5-4 cm thick and eventually forms a brain-shaped clump 10 to 20 cm across.
Rebutia heliosa f. monstruosa hort.: each branch, after an initial normal growth, go crazy and starts to produce bumped structures or even dichotomize funnily. This odd cactus is very distinctive.
Rebutia heliosa var. solisioides hort.
Rebutia heliosa subs. teresae Kníže, Říha & Šeda: It is a long-spined form. The spines are not quite as appressed and the areoles are not as elongated. The flowers are more intensely red-orange. Distribution: Cajas Pass, near Nogales, North West of Tarija.
Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow: albinos form.

Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Rebutia heliosa cv. Yellow Photo by: Cactus Art

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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