Xerophyte

Habit

Plant forming attractive low mounds.

Central Spines

Up to 18 mm long.

Tepals

Obovate, truncate, crinkled at sides, pastel orange suffused with a reddish tint, or light pastel magenta, with light yellow to amber basal stripe and orange midrib.

Description

'Träumerei' 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. (ISI 97-35; HBG 80620, Schick 835-13.) Named for the piano composition, Träumerei, by Robert Schumann.

Filaments

Dark amber.

Flowers

Blooms are large, up to 13 cm in diameter.

Stem

Spherical, to 10,5 cm in diameter.