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  • A mounding round cactus with small pups in a bowl, with three large trumpet flowers. The flowers are white with the outer petals tinged light pink.
  • The cactus without flowers, a ridged round form with white areoles spotting them and small spines.
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Echinopsis eyriesii "Easter Lily Cactus"

Echinopsis eyriesii "Easter Lily Cactus"

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Family Cactaceae

Subfamily Cactoideae

Tribe Cereeae

Subtribe Trichocereinae

Genus Echinopsis

Species eyriesii

Common name(s) Easter lily cactus, Sea urchin cactus

 

Echinopsis eyriesii is one of the more common varieties of ornamental echinopsis available due to its robust growth and large trumpet flowers. The buds stretch out on long stalks before opening to reveal white flowers, tinged with pink outer petals. Eyriesii is a night bloomer, but if weather is on the cool side you may get to enjoy the flower for a good part of the day before they fade.

The cactus does well in a bowl where it will stay low and spread out with pups around it, but it can eventually outgrow bowls and reach several feet in size.

Options: a small pup or mature pup, rooted.

 

Growth habit Mounding round cactus surrounded by pups
Size Mound can reach several feet in height and a diameter given enough time
Light Partial shade or bright indirect light, prefers more light in the summer
Water Regular water in spring-summer growing season, allow to dry between waterings; leave dry over winter
Overwintering Hardy to 20°, tolerant of light freezes. No need to overwinter in greenhouse in warmer climates, and a warmer winter may discourage blooms.
Flowers Blooms sporadically, usually once or twice a year in the spring.
Native to Southern South America
Conservation risk status Not protected, unlisted
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