Echinocereus armatus

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Close-up of Echinocereus armatus, a round green cactus with white spines tipped dark brown, set among small rocks in a garden.
Close-up of Echinocereus armatus, a ribbed green cactus with white woolly areoles and thin dark brown spines against a blurred background.
Echinocereus armatus, a cold-resistant cactus, has bold white spines and occasional magenta-pink flowers for striking visual appeal.
Close-up of Echinocereus armatus cactus featuring white fuzzy patches and sharp brown spines among small rocks and desert plants.
Close-up of Echinocereus armatus, a round green cactus with white patches, sharp brown spines, and possible magenta-pink flowers among rocks.
Close-up of Echinocereus armatus cactus with a green body, white woolly clusters, and long brown spines against a softly blurred background.
Echinocereus armatus cactus featuring white-tipped spines and vivid magenta-pink blooms, known for its cold resistance.
A tall green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines in a pot of small brown rocks, set before a wall with leafy green vines.
Echinocereus armatus cactus with small spines in a brown plastic pot of pebbles, set before a stone wall and leafy vines.
Tall Echinocereus armatus cactus with white ridges and spines in a pebbled pot, set before a blurred stone wall background.
Echinocereus armatus is a tall, dark green cactus with white spines on gravel, cold resistant and blooms magenta-pink flowers.
Echinocereus armatus cactus with green ridged stems and white spines in a brown pot, set before a stone wall with vines and pink flowers.
Echinocereus armatus cactus, tall and green with white spines, in a small brown pot on stone, set before a leafy vine and stone wall.
Tall green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines in a brown pot with light pebbles on a white background; magenta-pink flowers.
Small green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines in a brown pot of light gravel, shown against a white background.
Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines in a small orange-brown pot of light gravel, shown on a plain white background.
Tall green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines and magenta-pink flowers in an orange-brown pot of gravel on white background.
A small green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines sits in a brown pot with gravel, set before a blurred brick wall background.
A tall green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines is potted in light rocks and displayed on a plain white background.
Close-up of Echinocereus armatus, a cold-hardy cactus with sharp white and black spines, against a blurred beige background.
Tall green Echinocereus armatus cactus with spines and magenta-pink flowers in a small orange pot of pebbles, against a brick wall.
Tall green Echinocereus armatus cactus with white spines in a small orange-brown pot, magenta-pink flowers, rustic brick backdrop.
Close-up of Echinocereus armatus cactus with green ribs and white spines in light rocks, highlighting its unique look and hardiness.
Echinocereus armatus, a tall green cactus with white spines in light rocks, shown before a blurred brick wall. Cold-hardy and striking.

Flowers: scented magenta-pink

Cultivation and propagation: Echinocereus armatus is without problems and regularly shows its beautiful flowers if we provide an adequate winter rest period. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone), needs good drainage. Keep drier and cool in winter. Needs full sun; cold resistant hardy to -5° (-10°) C or less for short periods of time.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

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Echinocereus armatus

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Flowers: scented magenta-pink

Cultivation and propagation: Echinocereus armatus is without problems and regularly shows its beautiful flowers if we provide an adequate winter rest period. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone), needs good drainage. Keep drier and cool in winter. Needs full sun; cold resistant hardy to -5° (-10°) C or less for short periods of time.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

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Bloom Season Spring, flowers
Botanical Name Echinocereus armatus
Common Name Armored hedgehog cactus
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Yellow
Growth Habit Globose
Growth Rate Fast growth
Hardiness Zone 10
Native Area California
Resistance 10°
Sun Exposure Full sun

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