pitajayi

Updated: June 24, 2025

The history of this plant is not known; but it is supposed to be a hybrid between C. Pitajayi or variabilis and one of the scarlet-flowered Phyllocactuses, or, possibly, C. speciosissimus. It first flowered at Kew, in July, 1870.

W. Watson - Cactus Culture for Amateurs : Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, : With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation