Xerophyte

Central Spines

15 mm long.

Tepals

Obovate, pinkish-red, sometimes with orange or purplish tones, and with a lighter midrib.

Yellow and project beyond the darker inners to produce an effect reminiscent of a solar eclipse.

Description

'Eclipse' 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 97-10; HBG 80596, Schick 1271-26. )

Stigma

Pale yellowish or greenish.

Yellow.

Filaments

Yellow.

Anthers

Creamy-yellow.

Flowers

Blooms up to11 cm in diameter.

Stamens

Outer stamens forming a wide ring.

Stem

Semicolumnar, up to 9 cm across.