This is also known as Strawberry cactus or strawberry hedgehog cactus and has cylindrical stems, forming dense or lax clumps either loose decumbent or erect, with 20-100 branches usually before flowering. The stems are a pale to bright green and get to be up to 3.3 feet long and 5.6 inches in diameter. Radial spines are needle like, slightly curved and brownish and up to 1.5 feet long. Central spines are slightly curved, white, tan brown or grey and often nearly black. These can be up to 3ft long. The flowers are funnel-shaped, purple-red to pink in varying shades with deep reddish throat and up to 4.4inches in diameter. The flowers bloom in early spring during mid-morning.
Zone: 9a-11b
Hardiness: 20-50 °F
Water: moderate/ dry in winter
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | Early summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Echinocereus enneacanthus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Growth Habit | Cylindrical stems |
| Mature Size | 10 cm |
| Native Area | Mexico |
| Resistance | 10 f |
- Reviews
- Questions
Cactus looks great, and the soil it's in i...
Cactus looks great, and the soil it's in is definitely super gritty (a good sign). Packaged really well and only lost a couple of areoles/sets of spines. I'm pumped to see this flower next Spring! Thank you!
Love succulents from Cacti Market. The ca...
Love succulents from Cacti Market. The cacti are always beautiful, well wrapped for shipping, and they include a sign with the name of the cacti. So great! Love buying from Cacti Market
United Statesshipped without delay from seller. Great s...
shipped without delay from seller. Great size. Package well. Very satisfied customer!
United StatesLovely specimens
I ordered 3. Nice size. Well packed. I planted outside in my Tucson garden. I hope they thrive. I greatly appreciate my ability to request email notification when these became available...very hard to find.
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This is also known as Strawberry cactus or strawberry hedgehog cactus and has cylindrical stems, forming dense or lax clumps either loose decumbent or erect, with 20-100 branches usually before flowering. The stems are a pale to bright green and get to be up to 3.3 feet long and 5.6 inches in diameter. Radial spines are needle like, slightly curved and brownish and up to 1.5 feet long. Central spines are slightly curved, white, tan brown or grey and often nearly black. These can be up to 3ft long. The flowers are funnel-shaped, purple-red to pink in varying shades with deep reddish throat and up to 4.4inches in diameter. The flowers bloom in early spring during mid-morning.
Zone: 9a-11b
Hardiness: 20-50 °F
Water: moderate/ dry in winter
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | Early summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Echinocereus enneacanthus |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Growth Habit | Cylindrical stems |
| Mature Size | 10 cm |
| Native Area | Mexico |
| Resistance | 10 f |
- Reviews
- Questions
Cactus looks great, and the soil it's in i...
Cactus looks great, and the soil it's in is definitely super gritty (a good sign). Packaged really well and only lost a couple of areoles/sets of spines. I'm pumped to see this flower next Spring! Thank you!
Love succulents from Cacti Market. The ca...
Love succulents from Cacti Market. The cacti are always beautiful, well wrapped for shipping, and they include a sign with the name of the cacti. So great! Love buying from Cacti Market
United Statesshipped without delay from seller. Great s...
shipped without delay from seller. Great size. Package well. Very satisfied customer!
United StatesLovely specimens
I ordered 3. Nice size. Well packed. I planted outside in my Tucson garden. I hope they thrive. I greatly appreciate my ability to request email notification when these became available...very hard to find.