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The following article is in www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Echinopsis_huas...

 

Red Torch Cactus

Scientific Name: Echinopsis huascha (Web.) Friedrich & Rowley

Synonym: Echinopsis pecheretiana, Trichocereus grandiflorus, Lobivia hyalacantha, Acanthocalycium hyalacanthum, Helianthocereus hyalacanthus, Echinopsis hyalacantha, Trichocereus rowleyi, Pseudolobivia pelecyrhachis var. lobivioides, Trichocereus lobivioides, Helianthocereus pecheretianus, Trichocereus huascha var. pecheretianus, Lobivia purpureominiata, Echinopsis rowleyi, Chamaecereus grandiflorus, Echinopsis lobivioides, Trichocereus andalgalensis, Helianthocereus grandiflorus, Pseudolobivia lobivioides, Lobivia huascha, Trichocereus huascha, Cereus huascha, Cereus andalgalensis, Helianthocereus andalgalensis, Lobivia andalgalensis, Helianthocereus huascha var. auricolor, Trichocereus auricolor, Trichocereus andalgalensis var. auricolor, Trichocereus catamarcensis, Lobivia grandiflora, Helianthocereus huascha

Family: Cactaceae

Red Torch Cactus (Echinopsis huascha)Recommended Temperature Zone:

sunset: 13-24

USDA: 9-10

Frost Tolerance: Hardy to 15°F (-10°C)

 

Minimum Avg. Temperature: 50°F (10°C)

 

Heat Tolerance: Light shade in Phoenix

 

Sun Exposure: Full sun

 

Origin: Argentina

 

Growth Habits: Basally branching, up to 3 feet tall (90 cm), each stem 2 to 3.2 inches in diameter (5-8 cm); 12 to 18 ribs; whitish brown areoles; 1 to 2 centrals, up to 2.4 inches long (6 cm); 9 to 11 brownish radials, up to 1.6 inches long (4 cm).

 

Watering Needs: Little water in summer, no in winter

 

Propagation: Cuttings or seeds. The flower color is not always true from seeds

 

 

The third picture is sold as Trichocereus grandiflorus, taxon now included in Echinopsis huascha.

Echinopsis sp., a bigger and taller version to 2 feet (60 cm)

Trichocereus grandiflorus at Kuentz's Le Monde du Cactus

Blooming Habits:

The main form has red flowers in summer, but forms with orange and yellow (E. huascha var. macrantha) flowers are also found. The flowers, produced near the end of the stems, are 3 to 4 inches long (7-10 cm).

 

Fruiting Habits:

 

Check for Field Collection numbers at Ralph Martin's Site

 

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