Balboa Short Spine Peru bromeliad with a view past lake

with a view past lake and mountain

Dawson’s Peru #1 (or Trichocereus peruvianus 'Dawson's #1') is a highly sought-after

symbolizing the trials we must overcome to grow spiritually

Fast growing and thick plant with short spines that grow long and white with age

Balboa Short Spine Peru bromeliad with a view past lakeA very rare and stand out botanical garden specimen from the Balboa Botanical Garden in San Diego California. The original mother stand was poached to extinction, however has survived through various palpations within the cactus community via volunteers who mamaged to get cuttings before the plants died. These are very old, wild collected specimens likely from Kate Sessions as they were planted in her cacti garden. There were several Peruvianus