‘Flying Saucer’ stops traffic with spectacular flower display
Echinopsis ‘Flying Saucer’ is the first one to kick off this year’s cactus bloom season. As always, it made a spectacular entrance. There’s nothing modest or reserved about it. It’s as splashy as it gets. Since daytime temperatures have been on the cool side all week, the flowers have lasted much longer than usual. As I’m writing this, we’re on day 4, and the flowers are just now starting to fade; I expect them to be completely spent by tomorrow. Four days is a new record for me. On a hot summer day, the flowers sometimes don’t even last until evening. Day 1, March 31 I was hoping the flowers would open up before Loree danger garden Bohl went back to Portland, and they did: Day 2, April 1 On day 2, the flowers were a lighter pink than on day 1. This is the typical color for ‘Flying Saucer’. Day 3, April 2 On day 3, the flowers were a darker pink again. The petals were beginning to look a bit tired. Day 4, April 3 The petals looked much rougher now, but the flowers were still open. I ...