Xerophyte

Central Spines

Up to 13 mm long.

Tepals

Variable in width, oblong to nearly orbicular. Outer tepals longer and broader than inners, all petals rich pink with darker midrib and paler margin.

Description

'Eroica' 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 99-9; HBG 82621, Schick 1339-60.)

Stigma

Exserted, white.

Filaments

Light pink

Anthers

Creamy-white.

Flowers

Blooms are star-like, to 15 cm in diameter.

Stem

Spherical up to more than 10,5 cm in diameter.