ISI 2026-2. Echinopsis 'Beau Geste' R. Schick.
'Beau Geste' is the second named Schick Echinopsis cultivar to be introduced for the first time this year. The name is derived from the 1924 novel of that name by P. C. Wren which was adapted into a 1939 film starring Gary Cooper. The leading character 'Beau' is one of three English brothers who join the French Foreign Legion serving in North Africa. The name 'Beau Geste' means beautiful gesture in French and refers to the brother's sacrificial gesture to protect their aunt in a case of a stolen jewel by taking the blame upon himself for the theft. Echinopsis 'Beau Geste' offers a beautiful floral sacrifice for our enjoyment. Or, perhaps, it represents a floral jewel not stolen, just secreted away for the last two decades to be protected from horticultural oblivion. Now time and circumstances are right to make this selection available. Its petals are mostly magenta with a pale, apricot midstripe while the outers are lighter pink. Rooted cuts propagated by Adam Rettig of HBG 106325, Schick 1000-7.
Photo © 2026 by Adam Rettig.
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