Cintia knizei wakens up today

[Ernie]

I managed to get this plant from the collection of Terry Edney(RIP) Its on its own roots. For about a week I noticed buds forming and this morning its done its thing for me.The plant lives in my heated greenhouse at around the 6 degrees mark. South facing aspect.

[Herts Mike]

Nice plant Ernie.

[Ernie]

Thanks Mike. I am really a succulent plant man but when this became available I had to have it mainly because the name is new to me. I understand its possible it may be moved into Copiapoa or Rebutia?
I am pleased its flowered because with it coming from a very high altitude in Bolivia I assumed it would need quite cold temperatures to help flowering. Apparently in habitat only the top of the plant is visible.

[Tina]

Looking good, these are a nuisance for splitting on the first water of the season so you are doing well

[Herts Mike]

I can perhaps understand Copiapoa but Rebutia? Surely not.

[Phil_SK]

The name Rebutia cintia (there's already a Rebutia knizei) was published in 2003 and Weingartia cintia in 2008. It is fairly similar to R. neumanniana.

[ralphrmartin]

I've got a few cuttings hopefully rooting up from a grafted plant. Mine finished flowering a couple of weeks ago. Yes, they do have a tendency to split.

[iann]

Mine also finished its main flush a couple of weeks ago, very impressive one this year. It also threw a couple of flowers in the mini-heatwave about a month earlier. Mine doesn't split, but collapses its lower tubercles in quite a scary way. It is a very old plant and the roots may not be up to much. Here it is a few years ago.