Pachanoi
Nuestra Bonita
Nuestra Bonita, also called DaFq and Cruelty, is reportedly a found in the San Diego area. It was reportedly first distributed as DaFq, and a separate mother stand was later found and distributed by Riley as Nuestra Bonita (Our Beauty), with a third name, Cruelty, coming in by way of Taj.
- very tall columns
- robust habit
At a glance
Species
syn. Echinopsis pachanoi
In the yard
The longer version
Species: a pach (pachanoi).
The seller's stands were reportedly at first thought to be a separate find, until the community learned they came from the same location as the mothers.
Another nursery that sells it as Nuestra Bonita says it was found growing in an older neighborhood in San Diego.
Where it comes from
Presumably imported from Ecuador or northern Peru to San Diego, California, though it could have been started from seed in the states.
Character
- nearly smooth to heavily spined: this one leans toward heavily spined, read from the spines line below.
- Spines
- Reportedly twin spines about a centimeter long. Reportedly, spines longer than most pachanoi carry.
- Growth habit
- Reportedly forms thick, heavy columns.
- Flowers
- Reportedly large white flowers in summer.
Every photo shows another grower how this one really grows. Thank you.