The reason i ask this is because i bought an echinopsis oxygona, and as a free gift got a pair of echinopsis hybrids. Introduced by the international succulent institute isi a robert schick hybrid. South american and north american hybrids hybrid hedgehog cacti with dozens of large, fragrant blooms in many colors. Are offered here as small pups,have vivid colored small to xl sized blooms just as large as epis in many varieties.
Petals dark, dusky magenta with orange basal stripe and. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about echinopsis hybrid echinopsis krakatoa supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Echinopsis fond adieu echinopsis for norma echinopsis foxy lady echinopsis frolic echinopsis galaxy echinopsis gold emblem echinopsis gossamer out of stock. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Echinopsis charlemagne blooms and last aloes of the season. Abbey brook echinopsis hybrids are the results of 35 years work by brian fearn. The echinopsis will produce several fruit with hundreds of seeds each season. Winchesters book covers the history of the region, especially as a dutch colony and gives a good working description of plate tectonics and the history of that discovery. Much like roses, hybridizers crossbred echinopsis species andor older hybrids to create new hybrids that produce flowers in new colors, shapes, and sizes. Atomic, paramount hybrid atomic group blushing yellow, gb hybrid row 3.
The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on krakatoa also called krakatau, a small, uninhabited volcanic island located west of sumatra. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group krakatoa archipelago comprising four islands. Ishtar echinopsis hybrid bob schick cactus species. The day the world exploded simon winchester again weaves the subtle magic of telling a factual story with the fascination that is too often reserved for thrillers. It contains hundreds of unique photos and information on a large number of trichocereus clones, hybrids and cultivars. Cactus echinopsis trichocereus available plants gb cactus hybrids. It is currently used by the breeder moon unit botanica and there are various hybrids or followup hybrids involving it. The javanese book of kings pustaka raja records that in the year 338 saka 416 ad a thundering sound was heard from the mountain batuwara. There have been hybridizers in america, new zealand, germany, holland, japan and elsewhere. The 128 species range from large and treelike types to small globose cacti. Most have some spines are columar or small barrel shaped in growth. Schick echinopsis hybrid krakatoa cactus rays photos flickr.
New book trichocereus volume 2 echinopsis cactus cacti. How to grow oyster mushrooms from used coffee grounds cheap and easy part 1 duration. Rather than give a lengthy description of each hybrid, ill make let you know the typical diameter of each type of flower shown. Golden wedding is another of my xtricho lobivia echinopsis hybrids in the second generation, but it still does not surpass my original chelsea girl, which according to professor groner was the first reported hybrid with yellow flowers in this group. The small plant sitting by the windowsill peering out. Trichocereus grandiflorus the red torch cactus, or echinopsis huascha is the. Paramount hybrids were created by harry johnson at his nursery in california, i think during the 1940sish. This cultivar produces solid pink blooms from a beautiful golden spined stem.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about echinopsis hybrid, chamaelobivia echinopsis rose quartz supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Echinopsis southfield nurseries hybrid mixed echinopsis hybrids. The bestselling author of the professor and the madman and the map that changed the world examines the enduring and worldchanging effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of java of the earths most dangerous volcano krakatoa. The echinopsis cacti in the foreground and background display the typical sea urchin shape. Echinopsis is a cactus genus with well over 120 species which is a lot for a cactus that, due to their exceptionally large, colorful flowers and succulent nature, are popular in southwest landscapes and as container plants cactus collectors love echinopsis because it is a beautiful succulent and easy to hybridize and they have created. Echinopsis gypsy echinopsis hana lei echinopsis high noon echinopsis hot lips echinopsis hyrave echinopsis icarus. Heres an alphabetical listing of the different hybrids i grow well, alphabetical after the first slightly out of order listing for reasons explained below. The echinopsis hybrids of abbey brook cactus nursery. Echinopsis flowers only last a day from opening to wilting, and are at their peak for only an hour or two. Echinopsis hybrid, chamaelobivia echinopsis rose quartz. Echinopsis southfield nurseries hybrid mixed echinopsis. Its hard to capture the true color on this cultivar. It was 6am on august 26 in 1883, when the volcano on krakatoa.
The reproduction by seed is also possible but the offspring will not be identical to the mother plant. The eruption of krakatoa great disasters by rupert matthews, tony smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I was really hoping it would flower this spring, but no luck so far. Krakatoa is infamous for its violent plinian eruption in 1883, that. The picture is only to give an idea of the plants used to collect seeds but i have a lot more not showing in this picture, this is a mix and will shipping as mix not independent labeled by species, the seeds were took this season, we have a lot of extremely rare cactus if you want something rare let me know and i will listing for you. Like most hybrid plants, cuttings represent the only way of being sure new plants are the same as parent ones. How krakatoa made the biggest bang the independent.
Inner petals obovate, outers and sepals sharply acute to acuminate, projecting beyond inner petals. Echinopsis for sale in the uk eu at saturday 25 april. Over the years 150,000 seedlings have been flowered and only 110 have been named. Some experts have added trichocereus to the list of echinopsis plants. Plant database entry for echinopsis hybrid echinopsis killian with 2 images and 9 data details. The seeds are sown in mineralbased cat litter no clumping litter or perlite germfree in plasticpots.
Trichocereus krakatoa echinopsis schick hybrid krakatoa. Echinopsis hybrid echinopsis killian new and unread treemails. This plant is one of the most popular and appreciated echinopsis cultivars, it is the result of more than 20 years of devoted work by cacti enthusiast and hybridiser bob schick. Click on the pictures for full plant details and prices. Images and timelapse videos of amazing echinopsis cacti in bloom.
Echinopsis hybrid rosalie click on the pictures for full plant details and prices. Simon winchester tells the frightening tale of the biggest volcanic eruption in history using a blend of gentle geology and narrative history. Echinopsis hybrid charlemagne was so excited to bloom for the first time, it exceeded its abilities. The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcanoisland of krakatoa the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster. The aquila hybrid in the foreground has just begun to grow dozens of flowers each cotton puff is the beginning of one. Echinopsis is a large genus of cacti native to south america, sometimes known as hedgehog cactus, seaurchin cactus or easter lily cactus. Echinopsis hybrids are offered here as small pups,have vivid colored small to xl sized blooms just as large as epis in many varieties. In addition to the 150 echinopsis species found in the wild, individual collectors have developed hundreds of echinopsis hybrids over the past century. Home plants 1 plants 2 plants 3 seedsseedlings row 1. Penis cactus, the more sensual of cacti, san pedro penis, pornographic cactus, penis plant. The flower was so large it fell off the plant as it opened. Buy the echinopsis hybrids of abbey brook cactus nursery by fearn, brian isbn. Echinopsis hybrid charlemange arizona cactus sales. Ishtar is an echinopsis hybrid by bob schick, the hybrid mastermind from the hgb.
Trichocereus bridgesii kai echinopsis lageniformis the trichocereus brigesii kai is a trichocereus clone from australia. Chamaecereus silvestri now renamed echinopsis chamaecereus is an old species widely hybridized with various. It has slightly ruffled petals and flowers are approximately 12 cm large. Plant database entry for echinopsis hybrid echinopsis marathon with one image and 32 data details. Krakatau, is a caldera in the sunda strait between the islands of java and sumatra in the indonesian province of lampung. I have a mystery hybrid from hd that was only marked echinobivia. The island group of krakatoa or krakatau lies in the sunda strait between java and sumatra. Simon winchesters 2003 book, krakatoa, the day the world exploded, describes twenty hours and fiftysix minutes of paroxysm leading to a.
I felt compelled to capture their brief existence in some way and began to photograph the blooms in the hopes of preserving some dimension of their stunning beauty. Chamaecereus silvestri now renamed echinopsis chamaecereus is an old species widely hybridized with various lobivias, hence chamaelobivia intergenic hybrid of chamaecereus and lobivia, but since both of those are now reclassified as echinopsis, that makes this an echinopsis hybrid. Site contents, layout, all photography c2004, 2005, 2006 southfield nurseries. Bright eye, gb hybrid burgund, german hybrid buttercup, english hybrid. Krakatau, is a caldera in the sunda strait between the. Trichocereus volume 2 is a coffee table sized book a4 with countless photos and descriptions of trichocereus hybrids, clones and cultivars from all over the world. Echinopsis hybrid echinopsis marathon new and unread treemails. If you would like to visit the feistyfowls chicken collection or cactus nursery, please contact us first to avoid disappointment.
The annihilation in 1883 of the volcanoisland of krakatoa was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Simon winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including the professor and the madman, the men who united the states, the map that changed the world, the man who loved china, a crack in the edge of the world, and krakatoa, all of which were new york times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. Home plants 1 plants 2 plants 3 seedsseedlings echinopsis and trichocereus hybrids. One day and two days old flowers on the same plant, the colour will delicately change as the flowers age description. Books about krakatau volcano krakatoa volcano krakatau. The schick hybrids are the more recent creation of bob schick at the huntington bot.
Echinopsis hybrid krakatoa has a star like bloom up to 6 inches 15 cm diameter. Abyss, gb hybrid andrae, german hybrid angela, german hybrid row 2. This is one of the early schick hybrids and the only fault we can find with the plant is it does not offset well. We rarely ask you to take a leap of faith so bear with us on this spectacular hybrid. Krakatoa is a real life thriller, the most long lastingly impressive volcanic eruption in so many ways and all are explored in this book. They are essentially barrel cacti, rarely exceeding two feet in height. Blooms a dusky magenta with an orange basal stripe. Echinopsis maria piazza sitting on the window sill of a desert home a robert schick hybrid measuring about 6 inches across. The flower is 5 cm wide, the plant is 2 5 cm wide. The blooms are magenta and bicoloured with bronzeorange, an unusual combination of colours. Due to the length and location of the flower tube, it is very likely that the father was a pseudolobivia. Krakatoa documentary and historical materials wikipedia. It has slightly ruffled petals and flowers are approximately 12 cm large ishtar is an echinopsis hybrid by bob schick, the hybrid mastermind from the hgb.
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