Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Flying Saucer' (Echinopsis)
Photo by Damon. From a private collection.
Photo by Damon. From a private collection.
Photo by Damon. From a private collection.
Photo by Damon. From a private collection.
These scented flowers are about 7" across.
Here's the plant itself with the flowers.
This one had 17 flowers.
Growing in 9a, Tucson AZ. Bloomed May 23, 08'
Taken early morning on May 29, 2009 in Sun Lakes, AZ
Blooming for the firt time - Chandler, AZ (April 2011)
This plant has already collapsed twice and many cuttings have been taken from it, and still I have to have supports to keep all the weight from crushing all the plants below... only 6 years old
Huntington Botanical Gardens, California
Purchased in Tucson, carried to St. George, 7 blooms, 3 weeks later 3 blooms, 3 weeks later a single bloom. Transplanted after 7 dropped off.
In a private front garden at Waihi Beach, NZ
Copyright of, courtesy of David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
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Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid
Echinopsis 'Flying Saucer'
| Type: | Cactus and Succulents |
| Height: | 24-48 in. | 60-120 cm |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-10, Light Shade, Partial to Full Shade |