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Rio Rimac seal. Plain ring.

Peruvianus

Rio Rimac

Also written as Río Rímac

Rio Rimac is reportedly a blue, named after the Rímac river, which runs through the Lima region of Peru and points at where the material came from. It is reportedly a classic blue peruvianoid; the color is the trait it is recognized by.

  • blue skin
  • peruvianus type

PeruvianusNamed clone: One original plant and every cutting taken from it, given a name by a grower.

At a glance

Species

Trichocereus peruvianus

syn. Echinopsis peruviana

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Character

Skin
Reportedly blue and glaucous — this is the trait it is recognized by.
Notes
It is reportedly a classic blue peruvianoid.
Drawing of a peruvianus-type column: stout and blue with a heavy powdery bloom, ribs deeply notched between large areoles, and long spines.
A Peruvianus column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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