Echinopsis spachiana
GOLDEN TORCH CACTUS, WHITE TORCH CACTUS
Cactaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub or cactus

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind
1.8m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Flowers: nightly fragrant flowers in white

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Bark & Stems: gold-white spines
 
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Echinopsis spachiana
GOLDEN TORCH CACTUS, WHITE TORCH CACTUS
Cactaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub or cactus

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind
1.8m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: nightly fragrant flowers in white

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Bark & Stems: gold-white spines


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits contemporary & dry style designs

Uses: barrier, pot, accents

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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