Echinopsis’Flying Saucer '
Trichocereus’Flying discus '
Family : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : TrichocereeaeGenus : Echinopsis
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Echinopsis’Flying Saucer ' is a hybrid created by Hans Britsch , the possessor ofWestern Cactus Enterprises .
Echinopsis’Flying Saucer ' , formerly known asTrichocereus’Flying Saucer ' , is a sensational cactus with brusque columnar , shiny green halt with normally about 14 rib lined with clusters of spines at time interval of less than an inch ( 2.5 cm ) . It is one of the most spectacularEchinopsishybrids . The stems can farm up to 2.5 feet ( 75 centimeter ) marvellous and 5 inches ( 12.5 centimetre ) in diam .
While it is handsome class - round , nothing about it prepares you for the show it puts on when flowering in the spring . The many - petaled flowers are crimson outside with a hint of orange , fall in way to bass pink and a lighter pink , moving progressively inwards . The ring of stamens adds a puddle of sick yellow , with a well of park at their base . The efflorescence open in the evening and can attain a diam of 10 inch ( 25 cm ) . Each flush last only a day , but the bloom continues for several Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
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USDA hardiness zone9b to 10b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° C ) .
If you may growcacti and succulentssuccessfully , you may likely grow theEchinopsisspecies without too much trouble . Like many cacti , they prefer a drying stop between waterings , even when slimly droop . When you irrigate , however , you should water profoundly . The works will noticeably plump up . The cactus must n’t be exposed to prolonged dampness and sit urine . Never allow your cactus sit in a knockout of H2O . finally , see to it fertilizer during the growing time of year for the best results .
Echinopsiscan be easy rooted from starting time , which tend to cluster around the base of the mother works . Cut offsets closemouthed to the stem , at the narrowest potential place . When root cacti from clipping , let the impertinent cut dry out slightly on a composition towel and hack the cacti at the narrow-minded possible seat . After a few daylight to a few weeks , depending on the size of it of the mown surface , the cut surface should have dry out and formed a callous or slightly rough opening . Once the callous has spring , set the cutting in a settle down mixture of fast - draining cacti soil .
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