Echinopsis Oxygona Variegated cactus.

Echinopsis oxygona, the “Easter Lily Cactus”, is known for having gorgeous, night-blooming, pink flowers at the ends of long tubes often as large or larger than the whole plant, it is very popular. The flower has a sweet smell. It is very variable.

Habit: These cacti grow rapidly and usually forms big clumps up to 60 cm in diameter.

Stem: The stems is depressed globose, globose to elongate, eventually short cylindrical, clustering from near the base, green passing to greyish green or somewhat glaucous, (5-)10-15(-25) cm in diameter up to 30 cm high.

Ribs: 11-18, straight , broad at base, rounded on back .

Spines: Very short to 2,5 cm long and stout, hard, blackish, yellowish-brown or horn coloured with dark tips, spreading and more or less curved.

Flowers: Usually from areoles halfway up the side of the plant, white, pink, pale red to lavender, funnel-shaped, fragrant with long tubes 15-22(-30) cm long, 5-10 cm in diameter, the tube slender, nearly cylindric, its scales numerous and small: Inner perianth-segments acute or acuminate. Old plant may have dozen of stunning flowers open at a time.

Blooming season: This species blooms from late spring to all summer long. The flower last only one day in full beauty, they open at evening and start to wither the next afternoon on hot days. On cool days they will last longer.

• Size of the plant: 3 inches, blooming size.
• well-rooted, healthy plant
• Contents: cactus-1, potting mix, plant tag-1, pot-1.
• FERTILIZER: Enrich the soil using a fertilizer rich in potassium and phosphorous.( bonemeal powder/BASACOTE FERTILIZER)
• FLOWERING SEASON: It produces white flowers with a reddish base. This cactus blooms in late winter or early spring
• WATERING: Indoor plants will need even less water than an outdoor plant because they are exposed to less sunshine. Keep in mind that overwatering is basically the only way in which you can kill a cactus. So, allow the soil to completely dry out before watering this plant.

Repotting: This plant needs plenty of space for its roots, repotting should be done every other year or when the it has outgrown its pot.

Sunlight: This plant tolerates bright situations which encourages flowering and heavy spine production, but is likely to suffer from sun scorch or stunted growth if over exposed to direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day in summer. It grows well with filtered sunlight or afternoon shade.