Cacti seeds starting with "E"
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.
Echinocereus cinerascens. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade in hotter locations. Little water, needs porous soil. Clumping stems, 12" tall. Large pink to purple flowers. Origin: Central Mexico.
Echinocereus coccineus (Mexican claret cup). Clumping growth habit to 16" tall. Often becomes a large colony. Red orange flowers. Origin: Southwestern USA, Mexico. Seeds collected in West Texas.
Seeds Cacti Echinocereus coccineus v paucispinus
Echinocereus conglomeratus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water. Clumping cactus forming large colonies of several hundred heads. Large purple flowers. Origin: Southwest Texas, New Mexico, Mexico.
Echinocereus cucumis. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil. Clumping columnar cactus. Pink flowers with pale throats. Origin: Mexico.
Echinocereus dasyacanthus. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 12° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water, needs porous soil. Cylindrical cactus, branching from the base, very spiny stems grow to 18" tall. Yellow to pink flowers. Origin: Texas, New Mexico, northern Mexico.
Echinocereus davisii. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water, needs porous soil. Cylindrical cactus, branching from the base, very spiny stems grow to 18". Yellow to pink flowers. Origin: Brewster county Texas.
Echinocereus delaetii. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 20° F for short durations. Full sun to light shade. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Basally clumping cactus, each stem up to 12" tall. Pink flowers. Origin: Mexico, above 6,000 ft. elevation.
Echinocereus dubius. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Clumping cactus making colonies up to 3' diameter. Red flowers. Origin: Northeastern Mexico, Texas.
Echinocereus durangensis. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Usually clumping, forming large colonies up to several hundreds light green stems. Red or orange flowers. Origin: Arizona, New Mexico, northwestern Mexico.
Echinocereus engelmannii (Sunset: 2,3,7,10-24; USDA: 7-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Clumping colony grows to 4' diameter; 1' tall. Origin: Southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, Mexico.
Seeds collected in Maricopa Co AZ
Echinocereus engelmannii 'San Diego'
Echinocereus engelmannii species mix. Several Echinocereus engelmannii varieties including: Echinocereus engelmannii, Echinocereus engelmannii v chrysocentrus, engelmannii v fasciculatus, Echinocereus engelmannii v. variegatus and others.
Echinocereus engelmannii v. munzii
Echinocereus nicholii (Nichol's golden hedgehog). Sunset: 10-24; USDA: 7-11; Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Clumping colony grows to 2' tall; 3' diameter. Origin: Arizona, Mexico.
Echinocereus enneacanthus . Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Clumping, forming colonies up 3' diameter. Reddish purple flowers. Origin: Northeastern Mexico, Texas.
Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. brevispinus. Purple-red to pink in varying shades. Origin: USA (New Mexico, Texas), northern Mexico.
Echinocereus fasciculatus. Collected near Tucson AZ
Echinocereus fendleri. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 6-10. Hardy to 0° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Solitary or in small clumps. Purple flowers. Origin: New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, northern Mexico
Echinocereus fendleri v albiflorus
Echinocereus fendleri v kuenzleri 'hempelii'
Echinocereus fendleri v rectispinus
Echinocereus ferrairianus
Echinocereus fitchii. Sunset 9b-11; USDA: 6-10. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Branching from the base, forming small clumps. Reddish violet flowers. Origin: Southern Texas, Mexico
Echinocereus floresii. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Origin: Mexico
Echinocereus freudenbergii. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Origin: Mexico
Echinocereus gentryi. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Clumping cactus with purplish green stems, up to 20" tall. Origin: Mexico
Echinocereus grandis
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. inermis. (spineless hedgehog cactus). Sunset 10-13; USDA: 7-10. Hardy to 15° F. Morning sun, afternoon shade. Mounds of clumping stems to 12" tall. Scarlet flowers. Origin: Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
Echinocereus klapperi. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Origin: Mexico
Echinocereus koehresii
Echinocereus kuenzleri
Echinocereus lauii
Echinocereus lindsayi
Echinocereus longisetus. Sunset: 9b-11; USDA: 8-10. Hardy to 20°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Basally clumping cactus, each stem up to 12" tall. Pink flowers with lighter center. Origin: Mexico above 6000' elevation.
Echinocereus mapimiensis
Echinocereus maritimus
Echinocereus marksianus
Echinocereus melanocentra
Echinocereus metornii
Echinocereus milleri
Echinocereus pacificus
Echinocereus palmeri
Echinocereus pamanesii . Sunset: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Origin: Mexico.
Echinocereus papillosus. Sunset: 9b-11. Hardy to 20°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Basally clumping cactus with pale green stems up to 10" lomg. Yellow flower with red center. Origin: South Texas, Mexico.
Echinocereus pentalophus (Lady finger cactus). Sunset: 12-13; USDA: 9b-10. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Clumping colony grows to 1' tall; 3' diameter. Origin: Texas, Mexico.
Echinocereus pentalophus v. procumbens
Echinocereus perbellus
Echinocereus polyacanthus. Sunset: 9b-11. Hardy to 15°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Solitary or clumping, forming large colonies, each stem up to 12 inches tall. Red or orange flowers with lighter center. Origin: Arizona, New Mexico, northwestern Mexico.
Echinocereus poselgeri. Flowers: Pink. Origin:Texas
Echinocereus purpureus
Echinocereus reichenbachii. Sunset: 9b-11; USDA: 7-10. Hardy to 15°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Solitary or slowly branching, up to 16 inches tall. Pink flowers. Origin: Southwestern USA, northeastern Mexico.
Echinocereus reichenbachii v albispinus. Origin: Greer county Oklahoma
Echinocereus reichenbachii v baileyi. Origin: Oklahoma
Echinocereus reichenbachii v caespitosus. Origin: Texas
Echinocereus rigidissimus v rubispinus (Syn: Echinocereus pectina v. rubrispinus)
Echinocereus roemeri
Echinocereus russanthus. Origin: Texas
Echinocereus scheeri. Sunset: 9b-11; USDA: 7-10. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Columnar cactus, forming clumbs of yellowish green stems to 28" tall. Pink flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinocereus sciurus. Sunset: 9b-11; USDA: 7-10. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun, needs little water and good drainage. Columnar cactus, forming clumbs up to 12" tall. Pinkish flowers. Origin: Mexico southern Baja California.
Echinocereus species mix (Hedgehogs). Mix of many varieties of rainbows, strawberry hedgehogs and claret cups.
Echinocereus spinigemmatus
Echinocereus stoloniferus
Echinocereus stramineus (Strawberry hedgehog). Clumping growth habit to 2' tall. Can become a colony with hundreds of heads. Large purple flowers to 5". Origin: Southwestern USA, Mexico. Seeds collected from West Texas plants.
Echinocereus subinermis
Echinocereus tayopensis
Echinocereus triglochidiatus. Sunset:10-13; USDA: 7-10. Hardy to 20°F. Full sun to light shade in hotter desert gardens. Needs little water and good drainage. Solitary, or mounds of clumping stems to 12 inches tall. Bright red to red orange flowers. Origin: Nevada, Utah, and Colorado south to southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. gonacanthus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. paucispinus (Manzamo Mts N.M.)
Echinocereus viereckii. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Forms small clumps of green stems to 20" tall. Magenta flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinocereus viereckii v. moricallii
Echinocereus viridiflorus. Yellow green flowers. Origin: Hutchinson county, TX.
Echinocereus viridiflorus v. correllii
Echinocereus viridiflorus v. neocapillus
Echinocereus viridiflorus v. robustior
Echinocereus websterianus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 28° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Little water, needs porous soil, limestone in the mix is very helpful. Forms small clumps, basally clumping to 24" tall. Purplish pink flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus albatus
Echinofossulocactus anfactuosus
Echinofossulocactus arrigens
Echinofossulocactus caespitosus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" in diameter. Violet, bluish flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus confusus. Sunset 9-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" in diameter. Violet, bluish flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus dealbatus
Sunset 9-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" in diameter. Violet, bluish flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus erectocentrus (Brain cactus). Sunset 9-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 2.5" tall. White flowers with violet center stripe. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus grandicornis. Sunset 9-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. White flowers with violet center stripe. Origin: Mexico.
Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. Yellowish white flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus hookeri
Echinofossulocactus lamellosus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. White flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. White flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus multicostatus
echinofossulocactus obvallatus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. Blush, purple flowers. Origin: Mexico.
echinofossulocactus ochoterena. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. Light Pink flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus pentacanthus
Echinofossulocactus phyllac v violaciflorus
Echinofossulocactus phyllacanthus v violaciflorus
Echinofossulocactus mix. An assortment of various forms and spination.
Echinofossulocactus tricuspitatus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 4" tall. Blush, purple flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus vaupelianus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 20° F. Light shade in hot gardens, full sun other. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 5" diameter. Pale yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinofossulocactus xiphacanthus
Echinocactus dasyacanthus. Sunset 9b-11. Hardy to 15° F. Full sun. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Usually solitary, globular cactus, up to 6" dtall. Purplish to white flowers. Origin: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico.
Echinomastus johnsoni
Echinomastus macdowelii. Sunset 9-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun. Needs good drainage, keep dry winter. Clumping globular cactus, up to 4" tall . Pink flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Echinopsis ancistrophora. Sunset 16,17,21-24; USDA: 10-12. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade. Little water, needs good drainage. Clumping globular cactus. Origin: Argentina around 4000 ft elevation.
Echinopsis eyriesii. Sunset 16,17,21-24; USDA: 10-12. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Little water, needs good drainage. Clumping globular cactus to 12" tall. White flowers. Origin: Argentina around 4000 ft elevation.
Echinopsis leucantha
Echinopsis mamillosa. Sunset 16,17,21-24; USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Light shade in hot desert gardens. Some water summer, dry winter, needs good drainage. Various color flowers. Solitary spherical cactus, up to 12" tall. Origin: Argentina, Bolivia.
Echinopsis seminudus
Echinopsis mix. Assorted flower colors and plant variations.
Echinopsis subdenudata
Encephalocactus strobiliformis
Epithelantha greggii
Epithelantha micromeris
Epithelantha micromeris v. neomexicana
Epithelantha pachyrhiza
Erdisia spiniflora. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Some water summer, dry winter. White narrow flower. Clumping cactus, branching underground, grows up to 8" tall. Origin: Chile.
Eriocactus grossei. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Regular water summer, dry winter, needs good drainage. Pale yellow flower. Columnar growth. Origin: Paraguay.
Eriocactus jusbertii
Eriocactus leninghausii v albispinus. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade to full sun. Regular water summer, dry winter. Yellow flowers. Globular cactus grows to 2' tall. Origin: Southern Brazil.
Eriocactus leninghausii v longispinus
Eriosyce algarrobensis. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun to light shade. Regular water summer, dry winter. Carmine flowers. Globular cactus grows to 2' tall. Origin: Chile.
Eriosyce ceratistes. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Carmine flowers. Spherical cactus grows to 20" in diameter. Origin: Chile.
Eriosyce sandillon. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Carmine flowers. Spherical cactus grows to 20" in diameter. Origin: Chile.
Eriosyce species mix
Escobaria albicolumnaria. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Light pink flowers. Solitary, up to 10" tall. Origin: Texas.
Escobaria chaffeyi. USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Light pink flowers. Solitary, up to 10" tall. Origin: Mexico.
Escobaria duncanii. USDA: 8-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Origin: Southern New Mexico, west Texas.
Escobaria emskoetteriana. USDA: 8-11. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Origin: West Texas, Mexico.
Escobaria gigantea. USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, dry winter. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Cylindrical stems, to 8" tall. Origin: Souhwestern USA, northern Mexico.
Escobaria hendricksonii
Escobaria hesteri. USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Light shade. Little water summer, keep dry winter, root rot prone. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Clumpintg stems 1.5" wide. magenta flowers. Origin: Brewster County, Texas
Escobaria laredoi. USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 15° F. Full sun to light shade. Little water summer, keep dry winter, root rot prone. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Origin: Mexico.
Escobaria leei. USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Summer water, keep dry winter. Grows in dense cluster, up to 100 or more heads up to 2.4" tall. Pink flowers. Origin: New Mexico Guadalupe Mountains at 5,000 to 6,000 feet elevation.
Escobaria lloydii. USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Summer water, keep dry winter. Provide good drainage, root rot prone. Origin: Mexico.
Escobaria minima. USDA: USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 20° F. Light shade. Summer water, keep dry winter. Provide good drainage, root rot prone. Usually solitary, dark green stem .5 to 1" long. Pink flowers. Origin: Brewster County, Texas.
Escobaria moelleriana. USDA: USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 20° F. Light shade. Light summer water, keep dry winter. Provide good drainage. Usually solitary, 5" wide to 5" tall. White or light pink flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Escobaria muehlbaueriana. USDA: USDA: 9-11. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Origin: West Texas, Mexico.
Escobaria orcuttii. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Origin: Luna county New Mexico.
Escobaria roseana. USDA: 9-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Solitary, or slowly branching, forming small clusters. Pink or cream flowers. Origin: Mexico 5000 to 7000' feet elevation.
Escobaria runyonii. USDA: 9-10. Hardy to 20° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Origin: Western Texas, Mexico.
Escobaria sanbergii
Escobaria species mix
Escobaria tuberculosa. USDA: 8b-10. Hardy to 10° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Solitary, or slowly branching, forming small clusters. Pinkish white to pink flowers. Origin: New Mexico, Texas, Mexico.
Escobaria vivipara. (CORYPHANTHA vivipara) Sunset: 1-13; USDA: 4-11. Hardy to -30° F. One of the most cold resistant cacti. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Solitary, or slowly branching, forming large colonies. Pink to magenta flowers. Origin: Large part of USA, Canada.
Escobaria zilziana. USDA: 9-10. Hardy to 22° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Solitary, or slowly branching, forming small clusters. Pink to magenta flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Escontria chiotilla. USDA: 9b-10. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Tree-like cactus, up to 24' tall. Plants are grown for the fruit. Diurnal flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Espostoa baumannii. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 28° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Origin: Peru.
Seeds Cacti Espostoa guentheri (synonym of Vatricania guentheri)
Espostoa huanucoensis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 28° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Tubular growth, branching at the base, reaching up to 16' tall. Provide good drainage. Origin: Peru.
Espostoa hylaea. USDA: 9b-10. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Water sparingly. Provide good drainage. Root rot prone. Origin: Peru.
Espostoa lanata. USDA: Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Avoid hot locations. Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Columnar cactus, grows to 10' tall, branching at the base. White to purple flowers. Origin: Southern Ecuador, northern Peru.
Espostoa lanata v rubrispina. USDA: Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Avoid hot locations. Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Columnar cactus, grows to 10' tall, branching at the base.White to purple flowers. Origin: Southern Ecuador, northern Peru.
Espostoa laticornua. USDA: Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Avoid hot locations. Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Columnar cactus, grows to 10' tall, branching at the base.White to purple flowers. Origin: Southern Ecuador, northern Peru.
Espostoa melanostele
Espostoa mirabilis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Avoid hot locations. Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Root rot prone. Columnar cactus, grows to 10 feet tall, branching at the base. White to purple flowers. Origin: Peru, 3000 to 5000 feet elevation.
Espostoa nana. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Avoid hot locations. Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Origin: Peru, 3000 to 5000 feet elevation.
Espostoa ritteri (Peruvian Old Man). USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade in hotter desert gardens, full sun elsewhere. Columnar cactus to 12' tall Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Origin: Peru.
Espostoa ruficeps. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Light shade to full sun. Columnar cactus to 12' tall Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Origin: Peru.
Espostoa senilis (Thrixanthocereus senilis)
Espostoa sericata. USDA: Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade. Avoid hot locations. Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Columnar cactus, grows to 10' tall, branching at the base. White to purple flowers. Origin: Southern Ecuador, northern Peru.
Espostoa species mix
Espostoa superba. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Columnar cactus to 12' tall Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Root rot prone. Origin: Peru.
Eulychina breviflora
Eulychnia acida. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Columnar cactus to 12' tall Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Root rot prone. Tree-like cactus, growing up to 14' tall. Flowers are white with pinkish stripes. Origin: Chile
Eulychnia iquiquensis. Hardy to 30° F. Full sun. Columnar cactus to 12' tall Regular water summer, keep dry winter. Origin: Chile.