Echinocereus coccineusEngelm .
Arizona Hedgehog , California Hedgehog , Claret Cup Cactus , Golden Rainbow Hedgehog , Mexican Claret Cup Cactus , Scarlet Beehive Cactus , Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
Cereus coccineus , Echinocereus coccineussubsp.coccineus , Echinocereus triglochidiatussubsp.coccineus
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crime syndicate : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : PachycereeaeGenus : Echinocereus
Echinocereus coccineusis aboriginal to the southwesternUnited States(California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , and Texas ) and northeasternMexico(Baja California , Sonora , Chihuahua and Coahuila ) .
Echinocereus coccineusis a small cactus with vertical , spherical to cylindric , dark green stem with 5 to 20 ribs line with bunch of tenacious spines . The stems are loosely aggregated into clumps or tightly packed into rounded mounds . The stems can grow up to 16 inch ( 40 cm ) tall and 6 inch ( 15 cm ) in diam . The spines are ashy livid to gray , brown , yellowish , reddish , or sinister , often dark - tipped . They can measure up to 3.2 inch ( 8 cm ) long . Each areole bears 1 to 18 radial and up to 6 , sometimes absent central spines .
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The long - lasting , splashy prime are funnel - influence and come out from former spring to former summer , reaching a distance of 3.2 inches ( 8 curium ) and a diameter of 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) . They are red or cherry , less often orangish - red , rarely rose - pink , with or without a milky or yellowish , sometimes pink central part . The fruits are dark-green or yellow to pinkish , bright red or chocolate-brown color , and hold a clean pulp and black seeds . They can raise up to 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
If you’re able to rise other globular cacti , you’re able to most likely growEchinocereuswell . One of the key succeeder factors is avoiding any tip of wet soil . Because their beginning organization are decrepit , they are especially prone toroot hogwash , eventually kill your plant life . Otherwise , they thrive on a program of intense , bright light , slight pee , and a stiff diet of faint fertilizer . These cacti are vulnerable tomealybugsand aphids .
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Echinocereusare easy - growing cactus that should only postulate repotting every other year or so . you’re able to prolong the time to repot by removing plantlet and potting them up in their own pots . When repotting a cactus , take it from its pot and remove any clumped soil . These plants tend to be shallow - root with feeble source system , so take precaution not to damage their beginning .
Learn more atHow to farm and Care for Echinocereus .
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