Echinopsis hybrid “Mellow Yellow”

Cactus - Easter Lily “Mellow Yellow”

                                          ID#553

 
 

Additional Information: Purchase at: The Plant Farm, New Bern, NC.

 

I purchased this cactus in a very sad stage. It had almost no green.

After 1 1/2 yrs. the plant has flourish, divide and bloom. I know now it is a Echinopsis, and most likely the hybrid here indicated.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: clustering 3” PLANT TYPE: Evergreen GROWTH RATE: relatively fast TEXTURE: coarse/ thorny LIGHT: Full sun WATER: Dry, well drain, wet soil only not plant. SOIL: 1/2 compost: 1/2 gravel-rock
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Diurnal long tubed 3" wide light yellow flower with some bronze/maroon on back petals. with strong sweet scent.Prolific bloomer FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by removing tiny barrel from the side and pot in well drain media. KEY FEATURES: clustering dark green stem with very short spines. Tiny clusters appear on the sides and slowly develop a green top. Showy flowers but short lived. Pups frequently
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Potted in 1/2 compost: 1/2 gravel and fertilize with liquid 20-20-20. It has responded well, greening up and developing side barrels. One tiny side barrel removed is growing well. -Fertilize 2x month I have 3 plants now and one has flowered, incredibly showy but only lasts ONE day ( April 27-2012). With the flower I am now able to identify the plant. - Two flowers simultaneous (July 8, 2012).
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April 27, 2012

07/2012

propagating by separating side barrel   01/2011

December 2010

April 27, 2012

July 8, 2012