Also known as Tiburon barrel cactus or fish hook barrel cactus , this barrel shaped cactus is a solitary species. It grows up to 3.2 feet tall and about 35 cm in diameter. Its origin is the Mexico Gulf of California and Sonora. It can produce flowers of yellow with orange-yellow or reddish midribs. It typically blooms in the Spring time, blossoms of 6 cm long and 5 cm in diameter.
Sun exposure: Full sun
Water: Regular (avoid wetting bodies)/ dry in winter
Hardiness: tolerates sporadic light frost/ Keep at 50°F in winter
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
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Summer and early autumn |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Ferocactus tiburonensis |
| Common Name | Fishhook barrel cactus |
| Dormancy | Summer |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Yellow with orangeyellow midribs |
| Genus | Ferocactus |
| Growth Habit | Barrel shaped |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b |
| Mature Size | 1 m |
| Native Area | Mexico gulf of california |
| Resistance | 10°C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Also known as Tiburon barrel cactus or fish hook barrel cactus , this barrel shaped cactus is a solitary species. It grows up to 3.2 feet tall and about 35 cm in diameter. Its origin is the Mexico Gulf of California and Sonora. It can produce flowers of yellow with orange-yellow or reddish midribs. It typically blooms in the Spring time, blossoms of 6 cm long and 5 cm in diameter.
Sun exposure: Full sun
Water: Regular (avoid wetting bodies)/ dry in winter
Hardiness: tolerates sporadic light frost/ Keep at 50°F in winter
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
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Summer and early autumn |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Ferocactus tiburonensis |
| Common Name | Fishhook barrel cactus |
| Dormancy | Summer |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Yellow with orangeyellow midribs |
| Genus | Ferocactus |
| Growth Habit | Barrel shaped |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b |
| Mature Size | 1 m |
| Native Area | Mexico gulf of california |
| Resistance | 10°C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
