Anggab Doi. (2022, May), Lobivia. Easy to grow cactus. Beautiful flowers in full bloom : Home and Garden         : 46 (549) : 110-111

        Cactus (Cactus) or Cactus It is considered a popular ornamental plant to be planted anywhere, as almost all species and species can be grown in Thailand's climate. Many species have beautiful flowers in both colors and shapes. As suggested by the Bolivian genus Cactad (Labivia).

        Lobivia has a single-headed, spherical trunk. The spines are curved or pointed out. tiller as it ages with the stem centered surrounded by small cascades of shoots Flowers emerge from thorns, funnel-shaped flowers, bloom during the day for 1-2 days. Fruits are round or small oval. When it is old, it will split out to see the small black seeds inside that can be used for propagation.

        with a variety of flower colors Most of them are popularly cultivated to see flowers rather than stems. Currently, there are many Lobivia hybrids. Both from the introduction of Lobivia crossbreeding. And sometimes intermixed with the genus Echinopsis, resulting in lace that varies in color and flower shape. But most of them do not have clear cultivar names. Therefore, it is more popular to be called by color or flower characteristics.

        Lobivia propagation is commonly done by seeds and cuttings. For the extension, sometimes it can result in the flower color being distorted from the original. Therefore, if you want to get a new plant that looks like the mother plant, you only need to separate the shoots.