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Sulcorebutia cylindrica crucensis

Cold-tolerant alpine cacti from Bolivia. Prolific flowers are intensely coloured and the spination of well-grown specimens is pleasing. Requires bright light to keep compact. Easy to grow, water moderately in warm weather, less in winter.

4.Indoors OK, Outdoors OK only if protected from winter rain.

Dense white spines set this apart amongst Sulcos. Variable species, these pics will go sequentially through 3 forms.
S. cyl. crucensis WK 700
S. cyl. crucensis WK 700. Pic is from 1999, a bad year.
S. cyl. crucensis WK 700. Another 1999 pic.
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671. Tall old plant.
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671. Showing typical roots.
Dense white spines set this apart amongst Sulcos. Variable species, these pics will go sequentially through 3 forms.
S. cyl. crucensis WK 700
S. cyl. crucensis WK 700. Pic is from 1999, a bad year.
S. cyl. crucensis WK 700. Another 1999 pic.
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis Magenta flower WK 679
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671. Tall old plant.
S. cyl. crucensis White flower WK 671. Showing typical roots.