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Slimer seal. Plain ring.

Scopulicola

Slimer

Slimer is a New Zealand whose value to breeders is toughness: crosses made with it are reported to come through cold, sodden winters without , one grower citing five such winters.

  • NZ scop

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

At a glance

Species

Trichocereus scopulicola

syn. Echinopsis scopulicola

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Drawing of a scopulicola-type column: smooth-edged and glossy, with very few ribs, tiny areoles and no spines.
A Scopulicola column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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