PlantFiles: Echinopsis Hybrid
Echinopsis 'Los Angeles'

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 me 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 to 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.

The blooms are lilac. Introduced by Harry Johnson - A Paramount hybrid.