Golden Torch Cereus (Echinopsis spachiana) flowers conservatory England UK Europe July
"Echinopsis spachiana, a columnar species named for the 19th century Alsatian botanist Édouard Spach, generally reaches its apex between and 2 metres. The species exhibits heavy basal branching and its exterior bears many yellow and brown protective spines that turn to white as they age. Once the plant has reached 1 metre in height, it is physiologically ready to put forth its beautiful, hairy-tubed flowers, which can sprawl to a diameter of 15cm in their short (24 hour) lifespan. An outer ring of multiple and apparently independent stamens are united at their base to form a ring known as an annulus or hymen, which serves as a nectar guide for visiting moths".
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Location: Cambridgeshire England UK Europe
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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