Xerophyte

Habit

Semicolumnar.

Central Spines

Up to 21 mm long.

Tepals

Obovate, ruffled, dark velvety purplish-pink with narrow pale purplish-pink margins and dark reddish-pink midrib.

Description

'Romance' 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 98-11; HBG 81763, Schick 1255-3.)

Stigma

Light green.

White.

Filaments

Light pink.

Flowers

Blooms are large up to 13,5 cm in diameter.

Stem

Up to 9 cm in diameter.