Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus
Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus
Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus
Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus

This species of cacti grows in high grass, it has spines that resemble dried grass leaves that make these plants almost stay invisible in their natural environment. These cacti are usually solitary and they sometime produce small clumps. What distinguishes them is their small yellow blooms. When they flower they develop 1 to 5 cm long cream/yellow/white flowers that usually have reddish or brownish throats.

Recommended temperature zone: USDA: 9b-11
Frost tolerance: Hardy to 25°F (-4°C)
Heat tolerance: Light shade in Phoenix in summer
Sun xposure: Some direct sun
Origin: Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)

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

Bloom Season

Spring to fall

Flower Color

Yellow

Hardiness Zone

44450

Mature Size

Under 6 in

Resistance

4°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun
Bloom Season Spring to fall
Botanical Name Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus
Common Name Echinocactus phyllacanthus
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Yellow
Growth Habit Globular
Hardiness Zone 44450
Mature Size Under 6 in
Native Area Mexico
Resistance 4°c
Sun Exposure Full sun
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Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus

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This species of cacti grows in high grass, it has spines that resemble dried grass leaves that make these plants almost stay invisible in their natural environment. These cacti are usually solitary and they sometime produce small clumps. What distinguishes them is their small yellow blooms. When they flower they develop 1 to 5 cm long cream/yellow/white flowers that usually have reddish or brownish throats.

Recommended temperature zone: USDA: 9b-11
Frost tolerance: Hardy to 25°F (-4°C)
Heat tolerance: Light shade in Phoenix in summer
Sun xposure: Some direct sun
Origin: Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)

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

Bloom Season

Spring to fall

Flower Color

Yellow

Hardiness Zone

44450

Mature Size

Under 6 in

Resistance

4°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun
Bloom Season Spring to fall
Botanical Name Echinofossulocactus tricuspidatus
Common Name Echinocactus phyllacanthus
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Yellow
Growth Habit Globular
Hardiness Zone 44450
Mature Size Under 6 in
Native Area Mexico
Resistance 4°c
Sun Exposure Full sun

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