Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• Echinopsis jajoiana f. cristata hort.
• Lobivia jajoiana f. cristata hort.

• Echinopsis marsoneri Werderm.
• Lobivia chrysantha subs. marsoneri (Werderm.) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia marsoneri (Werderm.) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
• Echinopsis hossei Werderm.
• Lobivia chrysantha var. hossei (Werderm.) Backeb.
• Lobivia hossei (Werderm.) Backeb.
• Echinopsis jajoiana (Backeb.) hort. ex R.Blossfeld
• Lobivia chrysantha subs. jajoiana (Backeb.) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia chrysantha var. jajoiana (Backeb.) Rausch
• Lobivia jajoiana Backeb.
• Echinopsis jajoiana f. cristata hort.
• Lobivia jajoiana f. cristata hort.
• Echinopsis rubescens Backeb.
• Lobivia chrysantha var. rubescens (Backeb.) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia marsoneri var. rubescens (Backeb.) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia rubescens Backeb.
• Lobivia gregeri Kreuz.
• Andenea gregeri Kreuz.
• Lobivia jajoiana var. aurata Rausch
• Lobivia jajoiana f. buiningiana (F.Ritter) J.Ullmann
• Hymenolobivia buiningiana F.Ritter
• Lobivia buiningiana F.Ritter
• Lobivia jajoiana var. caspalasensis Rausch
• Lobivia chrysantha var. caspalasensis (Rausch) G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia jajoiana var. elegans Rausch
• Lobivia jajoiana var. fleischeriana Backeb.
• Lobivia jajoiana var. glauca (Rausch) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia chrysantha var. glauca (Rausch) G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia glauca Rausch
• Lobivia jajoiana f. miniatinigra (F.Ritter) J.Ullmann
• Hymenolobivia miniatinigra F.Ritter
• Lobivia miniatinigra F.Ritter
• Lobivia jajoiana var. nidularis Rausch
• Lobivia jajoiana var. nigrostoma (Kreuz. & Buining) Backeb.
• Lobivia nigrostoma Kreuz. & Buining
• Lobivia jajoiana var. paucicostata (Rausch) Rausch
• Lobivia chrysantha var. paucicostata (Rausch) Rausch in Rausch
• Lobivia glauca var. paucicostata Rausch
• Lobivia paucicostata (Rausch) hort.
• Lobivia jajoiana var. pungens Rausch
• Lobivia jajoiana var. striatipetala Y.Itô
• Lobivia marsoneri var. haageana (Backeb.) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia haageana Backeb.
• Lobivia marsoneri var. iridescens (Backeb.) Rausch
• Lobivia iridescens Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
• Lobivia marsoneri var. muhriae (Backeb.) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia chrysantha var. muhriae (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia muhriae Backeb.
• Lobivia marsoneri var. uitewaaleana (Buining) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia uitewaaleana Buining
• Lobivia tuberculosa F.Ritter
• Lobivia vatteri Krainz
• Lobivia vatteri var. robusta Backeb.

• Echinopsis jajoiana cv. Anemone
• Lobivia jajoiana cv. Anemone

Description: The standard columnar Echinopsis jajoianaSN|11361]]SN|11361]] (commonly known as Lobivia jajoianaSN|4662]]SN|4662]]) is a small cactus that usually grows solitary or in groups that is very popular and widely grown for its peculiar dark throated flowers. The beautiful crested form here depicted is still rare in cactus collection.
Stem: Fan shaped, forming tangled mounds with time, soft, about 5 to 7 cm in width, grey-green to dark green. The line meristem is slightly depressed and covered with whitish wool
Ribs: Compressed, running downward.
Areoles: 3 mm across, with grey-white felt.
Spines: Of different length, usually straight or slightly bent, directed upward, dark brown to blackish in youth, later grey.
Radial spines: Approximately 10 or less, about 1 cm long.
Central spines: 1 to 3, strong, dark, frequently red; the upper spine usually attains a length of 3 cm and is often hooked and thickened basally (but often shorter and not hooked).
Root: Thick taproot.
Flowers: Arising from the basal tubercles on the side of the plant, up to 7 cm wide, their colors is very variable, going from yellow to orange, tomato-red, vine-red and also happening through all the imaginable tones of violet. All of them have in common that the hymen (or throat ring of the flower) is always of a very dark purple-violet to black, thickened at the edge and glossy. The stamens are purple, the anthers yellow.

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006

Cultivation and Propagation: It is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although grows quite slowly. It is usually seen as a grafted plant but can grow on its own roots too.
Soil: Use a mineral well permeable soil with little organic matter (peat, humus).
Exposure: They need a good amount of light shade to full sun this help to keep the plants healthy, although slow growth.
Watering: Water sparingly from March till October (weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough), with a little fertilizer added. Less or no water during cold winter months, or when night temperatures remain below 10° to prevent root loss. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone).
Fertilization: Feeding may not be necessary at all if the compost is fresh then, feed in summer only if the plant hasn't been repotted recently. Do not feed the plants from September onwards as this can cause lush growth which can be fatal during the darker cold months.
Hardiness: Keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (but it is relatively cold resistant and hardy to -5° C, or possibly colder for short periods) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!! (Temperature Zone: USDA 9-11)
Crested growth: Unlike 'monstrose' varieties of plants, where the variation from normal growth is due to genetic mutation, crested growth can occur on normal plants. Sometimes it's due to variances in light intensity, or damage, but generally the causes are unknown. A crested plant may have some areas growing normally, and a cresting plant that looks like a brain, may revert to normal growth for no apparent reason. If you have any of the crested part left you need to remove the normal growth and leave the crested part behind this will need to be done regularly.
Propagation: Grafting or cuttings. Plants are usually grafted onto column-shaped cacti but proved to be able to produce their own roots if degrafted. Cuttings will take root in a minimum temperature of 20° C (but better in hot weather). Cuttings of healthy shoots can be taken in the spring and summer. Cut the stem with a sharp, sterile knife, leave the cutting in a warm, dry place for a week or weeks (depending on how thick the cutting is) until a callus forms over the wound. Once the callus forms, the cutting may be inserted in a container filled with firmed cactus potting mix topped with a surface layer of coarse grit. They should be placed in the coarse grit only; this prevents the cut end from becoming too wet and allows the roots to penetrate the rich compost underneath. The cuttings should root in 2 to 6 weeks. Large crested piece must be placed on the soil surface without burying the plant base down in the soil.