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 acifer v. ventanensis. 

Echinocereus aguirrii Tolontongo. 

Echinocereus apachensis. 

Echinocereus blanckii v. leonensis. 

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 brandegeei. Quantities over 100 ships in 2-3 weeks.

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 chloranthus v. cylindricus. 

Echinocereus chloranthus v. rhyolithensis. 

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 cinerascens v. ehrenbergii. Quantities over 100 ships in 2-3 weeks.