Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona)

Tucson, AZ

Easter Lily Cactus
Echinopsis oxygona


Four blooms on Easter Lily Cactus. Blooms last for one night only at 3300 ft. in Three Points, Arizona. Blooms every year.

Thumbnail by wifeofschramm
Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b)

wifeofschramm,
Those are some exquisite flowers you have there.
Except I must let you know that these two photos you have uploaded of this are of a different Echinopsis.
Link to the other photo: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/302263/

Echinopsis oxygona has a short, globose body, which never get as tall and as big as the one pictured here. The flowers are also smaller and not as big and grand as these.

Your cactus is Echinopsis spachiana
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/112018/

Xeno



This message was edited Mar 16, 2011 4:27 AM

SF Bay Area, CA(Zone 9b)

I totally agree with Xeno. This cannot be Echinopsis oxygona, as its body is that of the type which used to be called Trichocereus. The Trichocereus and Lobivia genera were lumped into the Echinopsis genus some years ago.

Tucson, AZ

Oh My! Thanks so much, I have learned a lot on my own in the past two years, I am always grateful to folks that help me look smarter, hehehe! We are going to have a bumper crop this year, I will take some more photos and post. Thanks again!

Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b)

Is it okay if your photo is moved to the Echinopsis spachiana page?

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