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24 hours of beauty:

Easter Lily Cactus

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific Name: Echinopsis mammillosa

Origin: Tarija, Bolivia

Common Names: Easter Lily Cactus

 

Echinopsis mamillosa was first described in 1907 by the German botanist Max Gürke. E. silvatica F.Ritter was included in E. mamillosa as the subspecies silvatica by Pierre Braun and E. Esteves Pereira in 1995.

 

Description: Solitary spherical to columnar cactus, 10-25cm in diameter and 7-30 cm tall or more, depending on the variety. There are a number of varieties that differ with flower color, dimension and spination.

Stem: Large and globular, with many ribs divided into low rounded tubercles.

Flowers: Up to 20 cm long, 10 cm wide. Typically the species has white nocturnal flowers to attract moth pollinators. Large, but the flowers may be white with rose colored tips, purple or deep red. The flowers of this species are characterized by relatively short floral tube scales and unusual seeds.

Blooming season: This species will produce flowers in the summer when only 8 cm in diameter. The blossoms open at night and last about 24 hours.

(Sources: Wikipedia and www.cactus-art.biz )

 

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