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Echinopsis shaferi Yellow Ruffled! (Trichocereus / Soehrensia)

This cool plant is an Echinopsis shaferi / Trichocereus shaferi that I got through eBay, maybe 10-15 years ago. The plant was supposed to flower white, but ended up having an incredibly beautiful yellow flower that had a diameter of over 20 cm AND WAS RUFFLED. Perfect flower right there. The plant is incredibly fertile…

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ORANGE CALIFORNIA

So this classic hybrid called ORANGE CALIFORNIA belongs to a group of hybrids often referred to as California hybrids. The breeder is Hans Britsch and the parents are Soehrensia x Trichocereus schickendantzii. ORANGE CALIFORNIA is a sister of the even more famous hybrid FLYING SAUCER, which is very similar, but has even better flowers. So…

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