Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants

Search more plants

Echinopsis

Easter lily cactus

Other common names

hedgehog cactus
sea urchin cactus

Synonyms

Lobivia
× Chamaelobivia
see more× Trichopsis
Echinopsis × Trichocereus
Trichocereus

Save to My plants

Learn more about My Garden

Botanical details

Family: Cactaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Genus: Echinopsis
Genus description: Echinopsis can have spherical or cylindrical, heavily ribbed and spiny stems, with funnel-shaped flowers in spring or summer
Name status: Correct

Get involved

The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.