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
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Resistance
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | Spring, flowers |
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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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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
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Resistance
Sun Exposure
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 |