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Echinopsis spachiana
Also called Torch cactus, White torch cactus, Golden Column
Golden torch is a fast-growing columnar cactus from Bolivia and northwest Argentina, grown for its golden spines and large night-opening white flowers. It needs full sun, free-draining soil and very little water.
Echinopsis spachiana, synonyms including Soehrensia spachiana and Trichocereus spachianus, commonly known as the golden torch, (white) torch cactus or golden column, is a species of cactus native to South America. It is commonly cultivated as a pot or rockery plant worldwide. It has a columnar habit, with a lime-green cylindrical body with 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long golden spines.
Echinopsis spachiana is native to northwestern Argentina around Icaño and Santiago del Estero province and Bolivia. It has been introduced elsewhere, including Mexico, the Canary Islands, and Spain, and is a declared weed in South Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinopsis spachiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
