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Echinocereus
Hedgehog Cactus (Hybrid)
Origin: Southwestern United States to Northwestern Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Echinocereus |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 12 - 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 15 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Indoor or outdoor container or potted plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well-draining loamy to sandy soils in full sun. Repot annually for optimal growth. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Dry rocky slopes and plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| 12 - 20 bumpy, bubble-shaped ribs per column, areolae wooly, containing long thin spines in panicles of 5 - 8. |
| Flower Description |
| Small obovate-pinnate flower buds with multiple scales line the crown of the cactus in optimal growing conditions. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green succulent bark, creamy-white areolae, brownish-black spines. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth, spiny. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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