Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by Patrick Noll

Echinopsis thelegonoides / Trichocereus thelegonoides

Echinopsis thelegonoides is a rare columnar cactus from Argentina. It is NOT THE SAME SPECIES as Trichocereus thelegonus. However, these two species might very well be related, and it´s even likely since they have such a similar rib structure and equally large flowers. The flowers are very beautiful, white and can be used for hybrid…

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by Patrick Noll

Trichocereus APOROCANDICANS SCHIGRA F2

So this one is a very old Gräser hybrid called APOROCANDICANS SCHIGRA F2. I think the breeder is Gräser himself, but I am far from certain. The parents are an Aporocandicans hybrid (Aporocactus flagelliformis x Trichocereus candicans) x Schigra (Schickendantzii x Echinopsis eyriesii v. grandiflora) and this is an F2 hybrid from that cross. The…

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by Patrick Noll

AW 18/2000 Pseudolobivia / Echinopsis Hybrid

This one is a fantastic Pseudolobivia (now treated as Echinopsis) hybrid by Andreas Wessner called 18a/2000. The flowers have these nice pink stripes in center of the petals. Very nice and also a great parent in hybrid crosses. Since Andreas Wessner does often not publish the parents of his crosses, I do not know which…