- Eriosyce senilis starting full bloom
- Eriosyce senilis flower closeup
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
SUCCULENT SUNDAY: Eriosyce senilis
Like last week's copiapoa, this week's eriosyce comes from Chile on South America's arid Pacific coast. Eriosyce senilis ssp. senilis has long, curly white spines resembling a scraggly old beard. It hails from the Rio Choapa valley in the Coquimbo region of Chile.
This individual has a dark maroon body—about 3 inches wide—a striking contrast with the long, white spines. Frilly shocking-magenta flowers emerge like trumpets.
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