Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Acanthocalyciums are South American cacti related to Lobivia, and both of these genera were for a time folded into Echinopsis, along with other related cacti. This resulted in a huge unwieldy genus, and now the original genera have been restored, though not quite in the same way as they were originally classified. The name "spiniflorum" refers to the barbs found on the tube of the flower, a characteristic of the Acanthocalycium group. Our plants are flowering wonderfully this month.
-Brian













