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10 different varieties individually packaged and labeled. The packs include: Cereus, Golden Barrel, Hedgehogs, Mammillarias, Opuntias, Ferocactus, Saguaro and others. Selection varies from lot to lot.

Acanthocalycium catamarcense. Sunset: 16,17,21-24; USDA: 10-12. Full sun in cooler gardens, partial shade elsewhere. Frost tolerance: 15° F. Usually solitary gowth to 5" tall, 4" diameter. Yellow, red or white flowers. Origin: Argentina

Acanthocalycium ferrari. USDA: 8b-11. Frost hardy to 10° F for short durations. Growth Habits: Usually solitary growth to 8" tall, 5" diameter. Summer, regular water; winter little to no water. Yellow or orange flowers, up to 2" diameter. Origin: Argentina.

Acanthocalycium glaucum

Acanthocalycium klimpelianum. USDA: 8-10. Frost hardy to 10° F for short durations. Usually solitary growth to 4" tall, 4" diameter. Summer, regular water; winter little to no water. Full sun to light shade. Large flowers. Origin: Northern Argentina.

Acanthocalycium munitum

Acanthocalycium peitscherianum

Acanthocalycium species mix. A mix of several varieties.

Acanthocalycium thionanthum

Acanthocalycium variiflorum

Acanthocalycium violaceum. USDA: 8-10. Frost hardy to 25F. Solitary to clumping growth, up to 2' tall, 6" diameter. Regular water summer; winter keep dry. Full sun to light shade. white to violet flowers. Origin: Argentina.

Acanthorhipsalis monacantha

Acharagma aguirreana

Akersia roseiflora (Syn. Cleistocactus samaipatanus). USDA: 9b-10. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Trailing or erect slender columns, 3 to 5' long. Does better with afternoon shade in hotter locations. Regular water during summer, less water in winter. Lilac pink flowers. Origin: Bolivia, Peru

ALL CACTI VARIETIES MIX. A very diverse assortment of cacti seeds including: Astrophytum, Cereus, Golden Barrel, Hedgehogs, Mammillarias, Notocactus, Opuntias, Organ pipes, Ferocactus, Gymnocalycium, Trichocereus, Saguaro and more.

Ancistrocactus brevihamatus

Ancistrocactus megarhizus

Arequipa erectocylindrica (syn. Oreocereus hempelianus). USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 10° F for short periods. Full sun to light shade, needs protection in hottest desert gardens. Columnar cactus usually clustering, up to 18" tall. Moderate water spring and summer, no water in winter. Tubular red flowers. Attracts hummingbirds. Origin: Peru and Chile, Andes mountains above 5000 ft.

Ariocarpus agavoides (Living rock cactus). USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 26° F. Full sun to light shade, needs protection in hottest desert gardens. Rosette shaped spineless succulent, up to 3" in diameter. Moderate water summer, no water in winter. Magenta flowers, 1.5 inches in diameter. Origin: Mexico. Endangered plant.

Ariocarpus bravoanus

Ariocarpus fissuratus (Living rock/ False Peyote). Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 8b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade, needs protection in hottest desert gardens. Solitary spineless, grows very slowly to 8" in diameter. Little water summer, no water in winter. Pink to Magenta flowers, 1.5 inches in diameter. Origin: Texas, New Mexico and Northern Mexico.

Ariocarpus furfuraceus

Ariocarpus retusus (Seven stars). Sunset: 11,13; USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 27° F. Full sun to light shade, needs protection in hottest desert gardens. Solitary spineless, slowly growing up to 10" in diameter. Little water summer, no water in winter. White flowers with pink stripe in center, 2" in diameter. Origin: Mexico.

Ariocarpus retusus v elongatus

Ariocarpus species mix

Ariocarpus trigonus. Sunset: 11,13; USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 27° F. Full sun to light shade, needs protection in hottest desert gardens. Solitary spineless, slowly growing up to 12" in diameter, 10" tall. Little water summer, no water in winter. Needs limestone in soil, soil must have good drainage. 1- 2" white to yellowish white flowers with a satin sheen. Origin: Mexico at 2000 to 4000 feet.

Ariocarpus trigonus v. horacekii

Armatocereus godingianus. Hardy to 35° F. Tropical cactus, keep from frost. Full sun to part shade. Columnar tree cactus, up to 30' tall. Regular water summer, little water in winter. Large (up to 4" long) white nocturnal flowers. Origin: Ecuador

Armatocereus laetus. Hardy to 35° F. Tropical cactus, protect fom frost. Full sun to part shade. Columnar tree cactus, up to 20' tall. Regular water summer, little water in winter. 4" long, white nocturnal flowers. Origin: Northern Peru

Armatocereus mataranus

Armatocereus mataranus. Hardy to 35°F. Tropical cactus, protect fom frost. Full sun to part shade. Columnar tree cactus, up to 24' tall . Regular water summer, little water in winter. 4" long, white nocturnal flowers. Origin: Peru

Armatocereus procerus. Hardy to 35°F. Tropical cactus, protect fom frost. Full sun to part shade. Columnar tree cactus, up to 25' tall. Regular water summer, little water in winter. 2" diameter, 4" long, white nocturnal flowers. Origin: Southern Peru.

Armatocereus rauhii. Hardy to 35°F. Tropical cactus, protect fom frost. Full sun to part shade. Columnar tree cactus, up to 33' tall . Regular water summer, little water in winter. Carmine red flowers, 1.5" in diameter. Origin: Peru (Camajarca, Amazonas).

Arrojadoa aureispina. Hardy to 35°F. Tropical cactus, protect fom frost. Full sun to part shade. Columnar brancing at the base, up to 6' tall. Regular water summer, little water in winter. Pink to lavendar flowers. Origin: Brazil.

Arrojadoa penicillata. Hardy to 35°F. Tropical cactus, protect fom frost. Full sun to part shade. Shrubby cactus, branching at the base, up to 6.5' tall. Regular water summer, little water in winter. Clusters of purplish flowers. Origin: Brazil.

Arrojadoa penicillata v. spinosior

Arrojadoa reflexa. USDA 10. Protect from frost. Full sun to part shade. Shrubby cactus, branching at the base, up to 6.5' tall. Regular water summer, little water in winter. Purple flowers. Origin: Brazil.

Arthrocereus rondonianus (Synonym: Trichocereus rondonianus)

Arthrocereus rondonianus v. occibahiensis

Astrophytum 'Krausei' (Astrophytum capricorne subsp. senilis)

Astrophytum asterias (Sea urchin cactus). USDA 9-11. Hardy to 20° F . Full sun to part shade. Solitary globular cactus, up to 6" in diameter. Little water summer, no water in winter. Flowers are yellow with a red center. Seeds germinate rapidly. Origin: Northeastern Mexico, southern Texas.

Astrophytum capricorne

Astrophytum capricorne v. major

Astrophytum capricorne v minor. USDA 9-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to part shade.
Solitary columnar or globose cactus, up to 4' tall, 4" in diameter. Moderate water in summer, little to no water in winter. 3" flowers are yellow with a red center. Seeds germinate rapidly. Origin: Northern Mexico.

Astrophytum columnaris

Astrophytum capricorne var crassispinum

Astrophytum hybrid capas

Astrophytum hybrids. Capricorne / myriostigma / ornatum / senile. All hybrid mix

Astrophytum myriostigma

Astrophytum myriostigma v. columnare

Astrophytum myriostigma v. nudum

Astrophytum myriostigma v. potosinum

Astrophytum myriostigma v. quadricostatum

Astrophytum myriostigma v. strongylogonum

Astrophytum myriostigma v. tamaulipense

Astrophytum myriostigma v. tulense

Astrophytum niveum cuatrocienegas

Astrophytum niveum v. nudum

Astrophytum ornatum (Bishops cap). Sunset: 11-13,18-21; USDA: 9b-10. Light shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 4' tall; 10" in diameter. Origin: Mexico.

Astrophytum ornatum v. glabrescens

Astrophytum ornatum v. mirbellii

Astrophytum ornatum v. virens

Astrophytum senile v. aureum

Astrophytum species mix

Austrocactus dusenii

Austrocephalocereus dolichospermaticus

Austrocephalocereus dybowskii. USDA 10b-11. Hardy to 28° F. Full sun to part shade. Columnar cactus, branching at the base, up to 13' tall, 4" in diameter. Moderate water year round. Nocturnal, white flowers. Origin: Brazil.

Austrocephalocereus estevesii

Austrocephalocereus humahuacana

Austrocephalocereus purpureus

Aztekium ritteri. USDA 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade. Globular cactus slowly offsetting, growing up to 2" diameter, 1.2" tall. Requires good drainage, regular water summer, very little water winter. Small pinkish and white flowers. Origin: Mexico (Nuevo Leon).

Azureocereus hertlingianus

Azureocereus hertlingianus v monstruosus

Azureocereus imperator

Bartschella schumannii (Syn: Mammillaria schumannii)

Blossfeldia campaniflora. USDA 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Light shade. Solitary or clumping miniature cactus, up to 0.5" in diameter. Requires good drainage, little water summer, no water in winter. Small pinkish and white flowers. Blossfeldia are the smallest of the cacti. Origin: Southern Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, at elevations of 4000 to 12000 feet.

Blossfeldia fechseri. USDA 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Light shade. Solitary or clumping miniature cactus, up to 0.5" in diameter. Requires good drainage, little water summer, no water in winter. Small pinkish and white flowers. Blossfeldia are the smallest of the cacti. Origin: Southern Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, at elevations of 4000 to 12000 feet.

Blossfeldia flocculosa

Blossfeldia grandiflora

Blossfeldia liliputana. USDA 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Light shade. Solitary or clumping miniature cactus, up to 0.5" in diameter. Requires good drainage, little water summer, no water in winter. Small pinkish and white flowers. Blossfeldia are the smallest of the cacti. Origin: Southern Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, at elevations of 4000 to 12000 feet.

Blossfeldia liliputana v. alba

Blossfeldia pedicellata

Blossfeldia sp Padcaya

Blossfeldia species mix

Blossfeldia subterranea

Blossfeldia tarabucoensis

Bolivicereus samaipatanus (Cleistocactus samaipatanus). USDA 9b-10. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Clumping branching cacti to 5', 2" in diameter. Moderate water summer, less during winter. Bright red to pink flowers. Origin: Bolivia, Peru.

Bolivicereus samaipatanus v. rufus

Bolivicereus serpens

Borzicactus graessneri v. aureiflorus

Borzicactus ventimigliae

Brasilicactus graessneri. USDA 10a-11. Hardy to 32° F. Protect from frost. Light shade, best for cool locations. Solitary stem grows to 3" tall, 3" in diameter. Moderate water summer, dry during winter. Yellowish green flowers. Origin: Brazil.

Brasilicactus haselbergii. USDA 10a-12. Hardy to 32° F. Protect from frost. Light shade, best for cool locations. Grows rapidly to 4" tall, 6" in diameter. Moderate water summer, dry during winter. Deep orange flowers. Origin: Brazil.

Browningia candelaris. USDA 10a-12. Hardy to 30° F. Protect from extended freeze. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Tree-like cactus, slowing growing to 15' tall. Moderate water summer, little water winter. Nocturnal white flowers with pinkish edges. Origin: Northern Chile, southern Peru. (Pictured is a very old plant in the habitat).

Buiningia brevicylindrica

Carnegia gigantea (Saguaro). Sunset: 11-13,18-21; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 50' tall. Origin: Sonoran desert of southwestern USA and Sonora state in Mexico.

Castellanosia caineana

Cephalocereus senilis (Old Man of Mexico). Sunset: 11-13,21-24; USDA: 9-10. Hardy to 15° F for short periods. Light shade, in hot desert gardens. Slowly grows to 45' tall, 18" in diameter. Little water summer, no water winter. Whitish pink flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Cephalocleistocactus pallidus. USDA: 9b-10. Hardy to 32° F Light shade, in hot desert gardens. Shrubby growth to 10' tall, 1.4 " in diameter. Generous water summer, little water winter. Origin: Bolivia.

Cephalocleistocactus ritteri (Cleistocactus ritteri). USDA: 9b-10. Hardy to 32° F Light shade in hot desert gardens. Shrubby growth to 3' tall, 1.2 " in diameter. Generous water summer, keep dry winter. Origin: Bolivia.

Cereus aethiops. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 32° F Full sun. Columnar, branching growth to 7' tall, 5' spread. Little water, needs good drainage. Origin: Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.

Cereus alacriportanus

Cereus braunii. Hardy to 32° F, protect friom frost. Full sun. Columnar, branching growth to 10' tall. Moderate water summer, dry during winter. Huge white flowers 11" long. Origin: Bolivia.

Cereus fernambucensis

Cereus forbesii (Cereus validus). USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 32° F, protect friom frost. Full sun. Columnar, branching growth to 14' tall, 5" in diameter. Moderate water summer, light water in winter. White nocturnal flowers, up to 3 inches long. Origin: Eastern Bolivia, Argentina.

Cereus hildmannianus. Sunset:12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water, fertilize in summer. Hardy to 26 deg. F. Grows to 20' tall. Origin: Southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina.

Cereus hildmannianus v. uruguayanus

Cereus jamacaru. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 32° F, protect friom frost. Full sun. Columnar, treelike to 30' tall, truck 18" in diameter. Regular water summer, light water in winter. White nocturnal flowers, green outside layer. Origin: Brazil.

Cereus peruvianus. Sunset:12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Protect from hard freeze. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water, fertilize in summer. Treelike Growth to 20' tall. Large white nocturnal flowers, outer petals with pink or red highlights. Origin: Peru.

Cereus peruvianus monstrosus. Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. A mutated from of cereus peruvianus. Moderate water, fertilize in summer. Hardy to 26 deg. F. Grows to 15' tall. Origin: Peru.

Cereus peruvianus v twisto. 'Twisto Cereus' A form of peruvianus monstrosus, no cresting, instead a nice spiral growth. Sunset:12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Grows rapidly with regular water and rich soil, fertilize in summer. Grows to 20' tall. Origin: A Cereus peruvianus clone discovered and used in Southwest and Western landscapes.

Chamaecereus silvestrii hybrid (Peanut Cactus). Sunset: 16,17, 21-24; USDA: 10. Hardy to 20° F. Light shade in desert gardens. Trailing succulent. Regular water summer, no water in winter. Plants have bright flowers from yellow to purple. Origin: Argentina.

Chileorebutia aerocarpa (Syn: Eriosyce aerocarpa)

Cleistocactus baumannii. Red tubular flowers, attracts hummingbirds.

Cleistocactus bruneispinus

Cleistocactus buchtienii

Cleistocactus ianthinus

Cleistocactus jujuyensis

Cleistocactus margaretanus

Cleistocactus morawetzianus

Cleistocactus paraguariensis

Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus

Cleistocactus species mix. Cleistocactus baumannii, bruneispinus, jujuyensis, margaretanus, strausii, tarijensis and others.

Cleistocactus strausii. (Silver Torch Cactus). USDA: 9-10. Hardy to 14° F. Light shade in desert gardens. Multiple stem, columnar growth to 8' tall. Regular water summer, no water in winter. Tubular burgundy flowers, attracts hummingbirds. Origin: Bolivia, Argentina.

Cleistocactus tarijensis

Cleistocactus tominensis

Cleistocactus variispinus

Cleistocactus wendlandiorum Hybrid

Clistanthocereus fieldianus

Copiapoa humilis. USDA: 10b-12. Protect from frost. Light shade, protect from high temps. Clustering. Needs deep pot to for large tap root. Some water summer, keep dry in winter. Dark yellow flowers. Origin: Coastal deserts of northern Chile.

Copiapoa hypogaea. (Lizard Skin). USDA: 10b-12. Protect from frost. Light shade, protect from high temps. Usually solitary, sometimes clumping. Some water summer, keep dry in winter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Coastal Chile.

Copiapoa lembcke (Syn. Copiapoa conglomerata)

Copiapoa species mix

Copiapoa tenuissima. USDA: 10b-12. Protect from frost. Light shade, protect from high temps. Slowly clumping, with stems up to 1.5" in diameter. Some water summer, keep dry in winter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Northern Chile (coastal mountains).

Corryocactus brevistylus. USDA: 10-11. Protect from frost. Full sun. Basally branching, columnar stems up to 10' tall, stems 6 " wide. Regular water summer, dry in winter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Northern Chile, southern Peru.

Coryphantha alversonii

Coryphantha bergeriana. USDA: 9b-11. Protect from frost. Part shade.Solitary growth to 5" tall. Regular water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers. Origin: North central Mexico.

Coryphantha borwigii. USDA: 9b-11. Protect from frost. Full sun to partial shade. Solitary growth to 2" - 4" tall. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers with a red base. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha clava. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to partial shade. Solitary growth to 12" tall, 4" wide. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers with a red base. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha cornifera. USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 25° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Solitary growth to 5" tall, 6" wide. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow or sometimes red, flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha delaetiana. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Solitary, or clumping growth to 12" tall, 3" wide. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Pale yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha difficilis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Solitary growth to 3" tall, 2.5" wide. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha durangensis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 15° F. Partial shade in hotter desert gardens. Solitary, then clumping growth to 6" tall, 2" wide. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Reddish, cream or light yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha echinoidea. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Solitary, globose cactus to 2.5" tall, 2.5" wide. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Pink or light yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha echinoidea. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Clumping cylindrical cactus to 12" tall, 3" diameter. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Pale yellow flowers. Origin: Central Mexico.

Coryphantha gladispina (Clustering, dark green stem with black spines)

Coryphantha hendricksonii

Corryocactus implexicoma

Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Clumping cylindrical cactus to 1.2" tall, 2.5" diameter. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Whitish flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha potosiana. USDA: 9b-11. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Globular cactus, up to 3.6 inches in diameter. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Flowers with yellow internal segments, purplish red and cream outside segments. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha pseudoechinus. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 23° F. Partial shade in hot desert gardens. Globular cactus, up to 3.6 inches in diameter. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow to purple flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha pulleineana

Coryphantha pycnacantha. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Clumping globular cactus, up to 4 " tall, 2.8" in diameter. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Light yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha radians. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 22° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Solitary globose to cylindrical, up to 6" in diameter, 5 " tall. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha schwarziana

Coryphantha species mixed varieties. Cornifera, delaetiana, difficilis, echinoidea, gladiispina, macromeris, radians, werdermannii and others.

Coryphantha vaupeliana. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Solitary globose to cylindrical, up to 6" in diameter, 5 " tall. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha vivipara v desertii

Coryphantha vivipara v neomexicana

Coryphantha vogtherriana. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Coryphantha werdermannii. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Origin: Mexico.

Cullmannia viperina. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Very heat resistant. Shrub like growth, much branched, up to 6.5' tall. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Origin: Mexico.

Cullmannia viperina. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun most locations, light shade in hot desert gardens. Clustering globose cactus, up to 1.5" tall, up to 1.2" in diameter. Little water summer, dry in winter. Needs good drainage. Origin: Mexico.

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Buckhorn cholla) USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 10' tall; 10' wide. Origin: southern Utah, S.E. California, Arizona.

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi (USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Shrubby cholla grows to 10' tall; 7' wide. Native to southern Utah, S.E. CA, AZ

Cylindropuntia imbricata (Giant tree cholla). Sunset: 8-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 18' tall; 12' wide. Origin: AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX

Cylindropuntia species mix. Several varieties including acanthocarpa, imbricata, spinosior, fulgida mammillata, and others.

Cylindropuntia spinosior (Cane cholla). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 8-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Tree like cholla grows to 7' tall; 5' wide. Native to AZ, New Mexico, Mexico. Seeds collected near Las Vegas NV.

Cylindropuntia versicolor. (Staghorn cholla) Hardy to 15° F. Full sun. Erect shrub like growth, 8' tall. Little water. Variably colored flowers, yellow to red / orange. Origin: Arizona.

Denmoza rhodacantha. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Globose cactus, usually solitary up to 5' tall, 12" in diameter. Red flowers. Origin: Argentina.

Discocactus alteolens. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade. Regular summer water, dry winter. Globose cactus, usually solitary up to 2.5" tall, 6" in diameter. Origin: Brazil.

Discocactus species mix

Disocactus nelsonii Hybrid

Dolichothele camptotricha

Dolichothele longimamma

Dolichothele species mix

Dolichothele uberiformis

Echinocactus ingens v. grandis. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun. Regular summer water, dry winter. Yellow flowers. Solitary up to 7' tall, 3' wide. Origin: Central Mexico.

Echinocactus grusonii (Golden barrel cacti). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 9-12. Full sun. Regular water summer. Hardy to 24°F. Grows slowly to 3' tall; 4' wide or more. Origin: Mexico.

Echinocactus grusonii v alba. (White spined golden barrel cacti). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 9-12. A white spined clone. Light shade in hot gardens. Regular water summer. Hardy to 24° F. Grows slowly to 3' tall; 4' wide or more. Origin: Mexico

Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. moelleri (Texas blue barrel). Full sun to part shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 14°F. Cylindrical barrel grows slowly to 10" tall; 6" diameter. Origin: Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico.

Echinocactus ingens. (USDA 9b-11) Hardy to 25° F. Full sun. Regular summer water, dry winter. Yellow flowers. Solitary up to 7' tall, 3' wide. Origin: Central Mexico.

Echinocactus merkeri

Echinocactus palmeri

Echinocactus platyacanthus

Echinocactus polycephalus (Cottontop cactus). Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 8b-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun. Regular summer water, dry winter. Clumping cactus, some colonies with over 100 stems, 12 to 24" tall, 4 to 8" in diameter Yellow flowers. Origin: Mohave and Sonoran desert of Arizona, California, Nevada, Mexico.

Needs very high heat to germinate. Around 110° F. day -- 70° F. night.

Echinocactus species mix

Echinocactus texensis (Horse Crippler). Syn. Homalocephala texensis. Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 5-11. Hardy to 0° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Light summer water, dry winter. Provide good drainage. Solitary when young, slowly clustering, 12" in diameter, 8" high. Pink flowers. Origin: Texas, southeastern New Mexico, northeastern Mexico.

Echinocereus acifer. USDA 9b-11. Hardy to 0° F. Full sun. Light summer water, dry winter. Usually clumping, often forming large clumps occasionally of several hundreds stems, each stem up to 12" tall, 3" in diameter . Red or orange flowers with light colored center. Origin: Arizona, New Mexico, northwestern Mexico.

Echinocereus adustus. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Little water, needs porous soil. Solitary, cylindrical, 2 to 8" tall 2 to 5" in diameter. Dark pink to purple flowers. Origin: Chihuahua Mexico.

Echinocereus amoenus

Echinocereus arizonicus

Echinocereus barthelowanus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Little water, needs porous soil. Forming large colonies, each stem 4 to 12" tall, 1.6 to 2" in diameter. Lavender flowers. Origin: Southern Baja California Mexico.

Echinocereus blanckii. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Little water, needs porous soil. Branching, elongated stems, dark green, 1" in diameter, 12" in length purplish-pink flowers. Origin: Texas, Mexico.

Echinocereus bonatzii. USDA 9b-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Little water, needs porous soil. Solidarity, sometimes clumping 2" in diameter, 10" in length. Origin: Mexico.

Echinocereus bonkerae. Sunset 9b-13; USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Little water, needs porous soil. Clumping columnar growth, up to 10" tall. Magenta flowers. Origin: Arizona.

Echinocereus engelmannii v boyce-thompsonii. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 20° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Clumping stems, 4" in diameter to 12" tall. Magenta flowers. Origin: Arizona.

Echinocereus brandegeei

Echinocereus bristolii. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Little water, needs porous soil. Usually solitary, sometimes 2 or 3 stems, cylindrical, 4 to 12" tall, 2.4 to 4" in diameter. Purplish red flowers. Origin: Mexico.

Echinocereus chisoensis. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 15° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil. Origin: Big Bend Texas.

Echinocereus chloranthus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil. Growing solitary or small clumps. Greenish orange flowers. Origin: New Mexico, Texas, northern Mexico.