Xerophyte

Habit

Semicolumnar.

Central Spines

up to 20 mm long.

Tepals

Nearly orbicular, dark red tinted purple with an orange midrib.

Pastel reddish, tips of their midribs and sometimes tips of entire petals, pale tawny-colored, contrasting to dark reddish colour of inner tepals.

Description

''Intrigue' 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 97-15; HBG 80601, Schick 949-22.)

Filaments

Dark scarlet.

Flowers

Blooms are up to 11 cm across.

Stem

up to 10 cm in diameter.