Species · genus Chamaecereus · Cactaceae
Peanut Cactus
Lobivia silvestrii (Speg.) G.D.Rowley
Also known as: Chamaecereus
Cultivars of L. silvestrii
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under L. silvestrii yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
A small clustering cactus in the Cactaceae, adapted to bright, arid conditions with fast-draining, gritty soil. Give it the sunniest spot you have and water deeply only when the soil has dried out completely — let it approach dry between waterings, and water less in the cool, low-light months when growth slows.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-21d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Direct sun
≈ every 21 days
Low — average room
8–29 °C
Gritty, fast-draining cactus mix
Offsets separated and rooted after callusing
Dilute low-nitrogen cactus feed in spring and summer
Moderate
Large orange-red blooms readily in spring
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-21d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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