Rebutia neocumingii

Scientific Name: Rebutia neocumingii (Backeberg) D. Hunt
Synonym: Gymnocalycium pulquinense, Gymnocalycium pulquinense var. corroanum , Rebutia corroana, Rebutia cumingii, Rebutia lanata, Sulcorebutia callecallensis, Sulcorebutia erinacea, Sulcorebutia flavida, Sulcorebutia hediniana, Sulcorebutia multispina, Sulcorebutia neocorroana, Sulcorebutia neocorroana, Sulcorebutia neocumingii, Sulcorebutia platygona, Sulcorebutia pulquinensis, Sulcorebutia sucrensis, Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. callecallensis , Weingartia attenuata, Weingartia brachygraphisa, Weingartia buiningiana, Weingartia callecallensis, Weingartia chuquichuquinensis, Weingartia columnaris, Weingartia corroana, Weingartia cumingii, Weingartia erinacea, Weingartia flavida, Weingartia gracilispina, Weingartia hediniana, Weingartia knizei, Weingartia lanata, Weingartia longigibba, Weingartia mairanana, Weingartia mataralensis, Weingartia miranda, Weingartia multispina, Weingartia neglecta, Weingartia neocumingii, Weingartia neocumingii var. hediniana , Weingartia platygona, Weingartia pulquinensis, Weingartia pulquinensis var. corroana , Weingartia saetosa, Weingartia sucrensis
Family: Cactaceae

Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 9-10

Frost Tolerance: Hardy in Phoenix

Sun Exposure: Light shade in Phoenix

Origin: Southern Bolivia

Growth Habits: Usually solitary, 4 inches wide (10 cm), 8 inches tall (20 cm); 16 to 18 tuberculate ribs, often spiraling; 2 to 8 central spines, up to 0.8 inch long (2 cm); 5 to 24 yellowish radial spines with brown tips, 0.4 inch long (1 cm)

Propagation: Seeds

The Rebutia neocumingii grows in the Andes at height averaging 9000 feet (3000 m). It needs winter chill (below 45F, 7C) to bloom in summer.
A very variable species, it has a lot of forms that can be encountered in the trade under different species names.

Weingartia lanata

Blooming Habits:
Diurnal orange flowers with yellow throat, in summer, near the stem tip, 1 inch long (2.5 cm)

Propagation:
Mist the plant in spring mornings to reduce the chance of red spider mite infestation.