First wave of cactus flowers, mid-April 2026
Early to mid-April is prime time for echinopsis flowers. We’re a bit late this year compared to 2025, but my (im)patient waiting has finally paid off: This past week, we had 15 different echinopsis hybrids flower, some for the first time. Echinopsis ‘Celeste’ Echinopsis ‘Daydream’ Echinopsis ‘Dream Catcher’ Echinopsis ‘First Light’ Echinopsis ‘Flying Saucer’ Echinopsis ‘For Norma’ Echinopsis ‘Liskes Feuerzauber’ [‘Magic Fire’] Echinopsis ‘Pink Diamond’ Echinopsis ‘Pink Stripes’ Echinopsis ‘Salmon Queen’ Echinopsis ‘Shades of Bourne’ Echinopsis ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Echinopsis ‘Tondelayo’ Echinopsis ‘Wessner 368’ Echinopsis ‘Yellow’ Southern California cactus grower and hybridizer Brent Wigand , my source for many of these beauties, has thousands of echinopsis in his nursery . He posted videos of his 2026 Megabloom just last week (you can watch them here and here ). It’s a spectacle not to be missed. Because of the relatively cool weather we had in the last few days (highs i...