Echinopsis Hybrid 'Los Angeles'

Been growing offsets from a plant brought back from California in 1946. Given hundreds away, love to propagate this beautiful and foolproof cactus.

Here in Iowa, DH and I grow it as a container plant. During the summer, it's outside in full sun - but once the temps start going down in...Read More late Oct/early Nov, we put the containers in the basement near the window and don't water it all winter long. It blooms every summer for us, so it must like how we're doing it! But now they need to be transplanted - should be interesting!

This is a beautiful cactus that flowers for me on a continual basis here in sunny florida. A gift from my Grandfather who brought it to ...Read Moreme from Germany, it has grown consistently and currently is potted in an old whiskey barrel which it fills to capacity. You can re-root this by taking small pieces off and planting them in another pot to share with friends. I have had success using a well draining soil mixed with sand. My flowers are a beautiful pink and I have had as many as 62 blooms flowering at one time.

I heard from a sourse that this hybrid was created by Harry Johnson in Paramount, California. The flowers are light pink and can be up t...Read Moreo 3" across. Usually, the more flowers the plant produces, the smaller they tend to be. The plant I have had nine flowers at one time, but each was only 2" across. The flowers are pleasently scented in the morning and typically last a day. This plant can be more than a foot tall. Mine was around a foot when I took the pictures. It can bloom when it is around 3" tall. To propagate, cut out the pups, if it has any, let the cut dry for a few days, then plant it in cactus soil mix. Very easy to grow.