Gaz Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Although I had my Echinopsis for some years it never flowered before but, judging by the state of the bud, I think it should open any day now... here it is and from a different angle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_P Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Wow!! Can't wait to see that when it opens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Lovely. That's gonna be a stunner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 ....and here it is, before opening the bud was 21cm long. Fortunately we went back out to the GH about 8:30 last night to check and it had already opened. Luckily we took some photos there and then because, despite giving it some support, it collapsed under its own weight today. As well as been beautiful it was also highly scented. Definitely worth the years of waiting... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_P Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Absolutely stunning! The petals look almost like feathers, amazing flower. Pity we don't have smell 'O' vision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Thanks Ian, yes the whole thing was amazing considering also that this cactus was an offset of a motherplant which we'd kept indoors for many years. The motherplant succumbed to mealy bugs infestion and close to giving up altogether on cacti I decided to move the offsets to the greenhouse for the winter. Lo and behold that did the trick and this flower developed (and another to folow by the looks of it) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_P Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Sweet! Gaz, if you want to sell any offsets let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_P Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Sweet! Gaz, if you want to sell any offsets let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Beautiful. Pity it suffered from it's own weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxima Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. I'm definitely getting one for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glishy Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Wow. I actually want to laugh when I see this (not because anything is really funny) because I wouldn't have pictured that flower coming from that cactus. I mean, yeah, it's incredible, but seems to be out of place. I love it, I'll need to get one for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 that is hard to beat,stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Silverman93 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Beautiful flower! I've always though cacti and their flowers are a rather wonderful juxtaposition really, some of the most nondescript plants have the most beautiful flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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