© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
Cultivar
Primary
Accepted
Echinopsis cv. Spring Blush
Echinopsis cv. Spring Blush
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis cv. Spring Blush
Author
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Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Tepals
Obovate, acute, mucronate and lacerate, beige-pink with white to yellow basal stripe and pink midrib. Acute, light purplish-pink, with darker midrib.
Description
This cultivar is the result of more than 20 years of devoted work by cacti enthusiast and hybridiser Bob Schick. (ISI 97-31; HBG 80617, Schick 1235-56.)
Filaments
Inner filaments dark amber, outers paler.
Flowers
Up to 16 cm across scented.
Spines
Central spine up to 14 mm long.
Stem
Semi-columnar, up to 10cm in diameter.