Torch Cactus

(Echinopsis huascha var. ‘grandiflora’)

A close-up of Torch cactus.

This smaller columnar cactus is in the specimen beds between the café and solar field and will grow to about 3 feet. It is a very attractive columnar cactus—perfect for small gardens or several planted in a larger space.

The varietal name grandiflora is no joke! It produces huge blooms and, with a variety of hybrids on the market, it is available in many colors, including pink, red, yellow, and bright fuchsia. When in bloom, they stop visitors in their tracks.

Previously named Lobivia grandiflora or Trichocereus grandiflorus.

Torch originates in Catamarca, Argentina.

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Several bright red Torch Cactus flowers bloom.

Several bright yellow Torch Cactus flowers bloom.

A large white flower blooms on a taller Torch Cactus.

Multiple pink Torch Cactus flower buds just opening.

Four bright pink Torch Cactus blossoms.

A group of small Torch cactus in the specimen bed.

A close-up of Torch cactus.

A larger Torch Cactus specimen in the specimen bed.

A close-up of the top of a Torch cactus.

A small Torch Cactus shows off two bright pink blooms.

A bright yellow Torch Cactus bloom.

A bright pink flower blooms, dwarfing the small Torch Cactus it blooms on.

A close-up of a bright pink Torch Cactus flower.

Several bright red Torch Cactus flowers bloom.

A small Torch Cactus shows off two bright pink blooms.

A close-up of a bright pink Torch Cactus flower.

Several bright yellow Torch Cactus flowers bloom.

Several bright red Torch Cactus flowers bloom.

Several bright red Torch Cactus flowers bloom.
Several bright yellow Torch Cactus flowers bloom.
A large white flower blooms on a taller Torch Cactus.
Multiple pink Torch Cactus flower buds just opening.
Four bright pink Torch Cactus blossoms.
A group of small Torch cactus in the specimen bed.
A close-up of Torch cactus.
A larger Torch Cactus specimen in the specimen bed.
A close-up of the top of a Torch cactus.
A small Torch Cactus shows off two bright pink blooms.
A bright yellow Torch Cactus bloom.
A bright pink flower blooms, dwarfing the small Torch Cactus it blooms on.
A close-up of a bright pink Torch Cactus flower.
Several bright red Torch Cactus flowers bloom.
A small Torch Cactus shows off two bright pink blooms.
A close-up of a bright pink Torch Cactus flower.
Several bright yellow Torch Cactus flowers bloom.
Several bright red Torch Cactus flowers bloom.