ISI Schick Hybrids

Echinopsis 'The Hills of Home'

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Echinopsis 'The Hills of Home'  

Flower fragrant, to nearly 5-¼ inches (13 cm) across. Petals obovate, gently recurved and ruffled, russet-yellow with light yellow midrib. Sepals yellowish, with greyish midstripe. Throat-circle waxy light yellow. Filaments deep yellow. Stigma and throat green. Stem globular, clean in appearance, to 3-½ inches (9 cm) in diameter, offsetting to form attractive mounds; spines very short, to 1/8 inch (3 mm) in length. The name of this hybrid is derived from the song, "The Hills of Home" by Oscar J. Fox. ISI 2002-52; HBG 87027, Schick 1362-30.