SEEDS Cacti F
Facheiroa pilosa. Origin: Brazil
Facheiroa squamosa. Treelike growth to 20'. Origin: Brazil
Facheiroa ulei
Ferocactus acanthodes v. albispinus
Ferocactus acanthodes v. lecontei
Ferocactus alamosanus
Ferocactus californicus. A rare natural hybrid of Ferocactus peninsulae & Ferocactus rectispinus. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 5' tall; 20" diameter. Long curved red spines. Brownish yellow to orange flowers. Origin: California.
Ferocactus chrysacanthus. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 20° F. Solitary barrel grows to 3' tall; 20" diameter. Curved golden spines. Brownish yellow or orange flowers. Origin: Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus coloratus
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Syn. ferocactus acanthodes). Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 6' tall; 16' diameter. Bright red spines. Native to Arizona, California, northern Mexico.
Ferocactus diguetii. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 22°F. Solitary barrel grows to 12' tall; 3' diameter. Golden spines. Reddish flowers. Origin: Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus echidne. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 24°F. Solitary barrel grows to 12" tall, 8" diameter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Central Mexico.
Ferocactus echidne v. rhodanthus
Ferocactus electracanthus
Ferocactus emoryi subsp. rectispinus. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 24° F. Solitary barrel grows to 6' tall. Flower color varies from orange, red-orange, bright yellow. Origin: Baja Mexico.
Ferocactus fordii. Red grey spines, petite barrel.
Ferocactus fordii v. borealis. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25° F. Magenta flowers. Origin: Mexico (Pacific coast of Baja California)
Ferocactus gatesii. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25° F. Flowers are red or golden yellow with reddish mid-stripe. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus glaucescens (Blue barrel). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 28° F. Usually solitary barrel grows to 2.5' tall; 18" diameter. Origin: Eastern central Mexico.
Ferocactus gracilis. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 22°F. Solitary barrel grows to 5' tall; 12" diameter. Red spines. Golden yellow flowers. Origin: Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus gracilis v. coloratus. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 22°F. Solitary barrel grows to 5' tall; 12" diameter. Red spines. Orange/red flowers. Origin: Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus hamatacanthus ssp. sinuatus (Turk's Head) AKA Echinocactus hamatacanthus / Hamatocactus hamatacanthus. USDA: 8b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 16°F. Grows to 2' cluster. Origin: Texas, Mexico
Ferocactus herrerae (USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 6' tall; 16" diameter. Yellow to red flowers, large yellow fruit. Origin: Mexico
Ferocactus horridus. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25° F. Flowers are golden yellow with reddish mid-stripe. Origin: Mexico (Southern Baja California).
Ferocactus horridus v. brevispinus
Ferocactus horridus v. longispinus. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25° F. Origin: Mexico (Southern Baja California).
Ferocactus hystrix. USDA 9b-11. Curved red spines, grey green body. Full sun to light shade, needs little water. Hardy to 25°F. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus latispinus. Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 9b-11. Full sun to light shade, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25°F. Pinkish purple or yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus latispinus v. flavispinus
Ferocactus latispinus v. spiralis. USDA: 10-12. Full sun to light shade, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25°F. Growth is solitary, 12" tall, 12" diameter. White flowers with pink mid-stripes. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus macrodiscus. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9b-10. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun to light shade. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Solitary barrel with a bluish green stem grows to 8-12" tall. Pink and white striped flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus peninsulae. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Usually solitary barrel up to 3' tall, 18" diameter. Yellow flowers with orange red stripes. Thick red spines. Origin: Southern Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus pottsii v. alamosensis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun to light shade. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Usually solitary barrel up to 3' tall, 18" diameter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus rectispinus. USDA 9b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 24°F. Solitary barrel grows to 6'tall. Long straight spines. Flower color varies from orange, red-orange, and yellow. Origin: Baja Mexico.
Ferocactus recurvus. Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 9b-11. Full sun to light shade, heat tolerant, needs little water. Hardy to 25°F. Pinkish purple or yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico.
Ferocactus reppenhageni
Ferocactus robustus. USDA: 9-12. Hardy to 20°F. Full sun. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Clumping barrel cactus, can accumulate hundreds of heads. Yellow flowers. Origin: South central Mexico.
Ferocactus santa-maria. (Ferocactus townsendianus santa-maria). USDA: 9b-12. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Solitary grows to 2' tall. Yellow flowers. Origin: Southern Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus schwarzii. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 10-11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Solitary grows to 32" tall, 20" diameter. Yellow flowers, golden spines. Origin: Northern Sinaloa Mexico.
Ferocactus species mix. (Barrel cactus). An assortment of several ferocactus varieties, including: diguetii, cylindraceus, herrerae, latispinus, peninsulae, rectispinus, schwarzii, wislizenii and others. Ferocactus are one of the easiest cacti to germinate and grow. Nice flowers from yellow to red, and usually colorful fruit.
Ferocactus stainesii. USDA: 8b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun. Little to moderate water. Clumping barrel grows to 8' tall. Yellow to red flowers. Origin: Central Mexico.
Ferocactus stainesii v pilosus. USDA: 8b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Little to moderate water. Clumping barrel cactus up to 8' tall. Yellow to red flowers. Origin: Central Mexico.
Ferocactus stainesii v pringlei. USDA: 8b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Little to moderate water. Clumping barrel cactus up to 8' tall. Yellow to red flowers. Origin: Central Mexico.
Ferocactus townsendianus. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-10. Hardy to 25°F. Little to moderate water. Solitary barrel cactus to 20" tall. Deep orange to pale yellow flowers with darker orange mid-stripes. Origin: Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus viridescens
Ferocactus viridescens from La Jolla CA. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Little to moderate water. Solitary barrel 6 to 18" tall; 8 to 14" wide. Yellow-green flowers. Seeds collected in San Diego Co. Santee -- Costal form --
Ferocactus viridescens. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Little to moderate water. Solitary barrel 6 to 18" tall; 8 to 14" wide. Yellow-green flowers. Seeds collected in San Diego Co. Santee -- inland form --
Ferocactus viscainensis. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun. Hardy to 25°F. Water sparingly summer, keep dry winter. Usually solitary barrel up to 3' tall, 18" diameter. Yellow flowers with orange red stripes. Origin: Southern Baja California Mexico.
Ferocactus wislizenii (Fishhook barrel). Perfect seed for the beginner. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Solitary barrel grows to 8' tall; 2' diameter. Orange / red flowers, large yellow fruit. Origin: Arizona, northern Mexico. (Seeds collected near Tucson)
Frailea alagretassa
Frailea asterioides. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Little water. Clumping globose growth each stem 2" in diameter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Uruguay, Brazil.
Frailea aureispina. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 25°F. Light shade, keep dry winter. Origin: Argentina, Uruguay.
Frailea canaupari
Frailea chrysacantha. Hardy to 25°F. Light shade, keep dry winter. Clumping, stems 1" in diameter. Yellow flowers. Origin: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay.
Frailea columbiana. Hardy to 25°F. Light shade. Keep dry winter. Clumping barrel, slowly offsetting, up to 6 inches tall. Origin: Colombia, Venezuela, Peru.
Frailea concepcionensis. Light shade. Keep dry winter. Argentina, Paraguay
Frailea dadakii
Frailea friedrichii. Light shade. Keep dry winter. Origin: Brazil.
Frailea grahliana. Light shade to part sun. Heavily clumping, green globose stems. Origin: Paraguay, Argentina.
Frailea heliosa. USDA Zone 11. Hardy to 25°F. Full sun to light shade. Keep dry winter. Solitary stems under 6" in diameter. Bright yellow flowers. Origin: Uruguay, Paraguay
Frailea magnifica
Frailea mammifera
Frailea parviflora
Frailea pseudopulcherrima
Frailea pulcherrima
Frailea pumila
Frailea pygmaea. (Synonym: Frailea pulcherrima). Light shade to full sun. Origin: Argentina, Uruguay.
Frailea santaristaensis
Frailea schilinzkyana. Light shade to sun. Origin: Argentina, Uruguay.
Frailea schuetziana
Frailea species mix
Frailea ybatense