Description
This cultivar is the result of more than 20 years of devoted work by cacti enthusiast and hybridiser Bob Schick. (ISI 97-31; HBG 80617, Schick 1235-56.)
Stem: Semi-columnar, up to 10cm in diameter.
Flowers: Up to 16 cm across scented.
Inner tepals: Obovate, acute, mucronate and lacerate, beige-pink with white to yellow basal stripe and pink midrib.
Outer tepals: Acute, light purplish-pink, with darker midrib.
Filaments: Inner filaments dark amber, outers paler.
Spines: Central spine up to 14 mm long.
Origin and Habitat
Garden origin (A distictive cultivar created by cacti enthusiast and hybridiser Bob Schick )
Cultivation and Propagation
This plant is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer (but do not overwater ) needs good drainage and very porous soil, keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. Need a bright exposure, full sun or half shade in summer if the location is exceedingly hot or bright.
Bibliography
Major references and further lectures
- John N. Trager “Huntington Botanical Gardens” online: http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/Schick/hybrids/spring\_blush.html retrieved on 03-11-2013
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