Echinocereus triglochidiatus
SCARLET HEDGEHOG CACTUS, MOJAVE HEDGEHOG CACTUS
Cactaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or cactus

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

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Origins: USA, Mexico

Other Botanical Names: Cereus gonacanthus, C. hexaedrus, C. octacanthus, C. roemeri, C. triglochidiatus, Echinocereus coccineus var. octacanthus, E. gonacanthus, E. octacanthus, E. paucispinus var. hexaedrus, E. p. var. triglochidiatus, Echinopsis octacantha

Other Common Names: King Cup Cactus, Mound Cactus, Black Spine Claret Cup Cactus, King Crown Cactus, Robust Claret Cup Hedgehog, Rose's Claret Cup Cactus, Rose's Hedgehog, Spineless Hedgehog, White Spine Claret Cup

 
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Echinocereus triglochidiatus
SCARLET HEDGEHOG CACTUS, MOJAVE HEDGEHOG CACTUS
Cactaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or cactus

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

FEATURES

Flowers: red

Flowering Time: early spring to early summer

Bark & Stems: spines

Edibility: edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits contemporary & dry style designs

Uses: pot

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: hummingbird, deer resistant






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