Xerophyte

Habit

Clustering with branches tending to sprawl.

Central Spines

Short only 3 mm long.

Tepals

Obovate, bicolored sand yellow and pure yellow.

Description

This plant is one of the most popular and appreciated Echinopsis cultivars, it is the result of more than 20 years of devoted work by cacti enthusiast and hybridiser Bob Schick. The name 'Candlelight' refers to the mature flower bud that resembles the flame of a candle.

Stigma

Stigma lobes pale yellowish-green.

Yellow.

Note

Requires more protection from sun than most other hybrids.

Flowers

Blooms are small to medium sized (up to 9 cm in diameter)

Stamens

Filaments yellow, anthers creamy-yellow.

Stem

Branches becoming cylindrical at first erect then prostrate, narrow only 5 cm in diameter.