Echinopsis scoullar - easter lily cactus

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This fascinating little cactus is a vibrant green barrel, deeply ribbed all around, ringed with clusters of tiny mini-me cacti at the base, like a mother hen protecting her chicks. Tiny cacti are thorny, bigger ones smooth.

In the wild it experiences arid winters and warm wet summers, which suggests that given protection from winter wet this one could thrive outdoors even in the tropics.

Like its siblings, happy plants will produce big satiny trumpet flowers, pure white, blooming after dark.

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Description

Echinopsis scoullar, Echinopsis eyriesii, Echinopsis oxygona - easter lily cactus, sea urchin cactus

APPEARANCE : Round-flattened (like a grapefruit), clump-forming dark green cactus. Happy mature plants can produce big starry satin flowers on long stems, usually pink-white, that open from late afternoon onwards.
ORIGIN : Native to South America
USE FOR : Waterwise garden landscaping, indoors, pots and containers.
CLIMATE : Frost tender, drought hardy, very heat tolerant
PLANTING : Grow in any free-draining loam or sandy soil, or cacti-specific potting mix. In the wild they are found in rock crevices and gravelly soils. Site in full sun or bright light. Water in summer growing period, allow to dry out a little between watering; keep almost dry in winter.
CARE : Needs very little aftercare. Remove dead flowers. Repot when it gets too large for the pot.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH : 10cm H x 10cm + W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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