Description: Tall single stems with dense gold pectinate spines, occasionally with white and red colors. Small tubular green flowers ageing to brownish colors along the sides of the stems.
Cold Hardiness: Z7b-10b. Plants can withstand brief intense cold but will succumb to long periods of continuous freezing or arctic temperatures.
Sun Exposure: Full to part. Plants do best with some filtered afternoon shade to avoid any potential sunburning.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flowering Time: Early to mid spring.
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1 offer, 2-3 inch seedling, shipped bare root, for $12.50 each.
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> Echinocereus X roetteri `Rosei-Orange', ex. AP 12649.28 , Otero Co., NM, 5300 feet, 12"H x 24"W
Description: Stems pale green with short white needle spines form tight clumps in age. Flowers mostly dark to light orange but occasionally pink.
Cold Hardiness: Z7a-10a. Plants can withstand brief intense cold but will succumb to long periods of continuous freezing or arctic temperatures.
Sun Exposure: Full to part. Plants do best with some filtered afternoon shade to avoid any potential sunburning.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flowering Time: Early to mid spring.
Flickr photo gallery link, click on thumbnail. This will open a new window. Four pictures.
1 offer, 2-3 inch seedling plant, shipped bare root for $12.50 each
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> Echinocereus X lloydii `Brewster's Wildcard', `Lloyd's Hedgehog', ex. MG 221.4, Brewster Co., TX, 24"H x 10"W
Description: Robust columnar plants, mostly solitary to occasionally offsetting or branching. Large colorful flowers up to 4 inches in diameter and variably pink to orange colors. Spines short, mostly white, brown or reddish colors with some banding
Cold Hardiness: Z7b-10b. Plants can withstand brief intense cold but will succumb to long periods of continuous freezing or arctic temperatures.
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flowering Time: Early to mid spring.
Flickr photo gallery link, click on thumbnail, this will open a new window. Four pictures.
1 offer, 2-3 inch seedling, shipped bare root for $12.50 each.
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> Echinocereus reichenbachii var. castaneus, `Lace Cactus', ex. JRT 422. Llano Co., TX, 1800 feet, 10"H x 12"W
Description: Multicolored spines of white, brown and rusty orange colors on small clumping stems. Flowers pink to magenta.
Cold Hardiness: Z7b-10b. Plants can withstand brief intense cold but will succumb to long periods of continuous freezing or arctic temperatures.
Sun Exposure: Full to part. Plants do best with some filtered afternoon shade to avoid any potential sunburning.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel
Flowering Time: Mid to late spring.
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Description: Plants solitary at first then offsetting to form large clumps. Flowers unseen but assumed to be the typical red, hummingbird attracting type.
Cold Hardiness: Z6b-9b
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flowering Time: Mid spring to early summer.
Flickr photo gallery link coming soon. Only thumbnail available.
1 offer, 2-3 inch seedling, shipped bare root, for $12.50 each
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Description: Robust stems with fewer thick spines. Plants solitary at first then offsetting to form clumps. Flowers unseen but assumed to be the typical red, hummingbird attracting type.
Cold Hardiness: Z6b-9b
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flowering Time: Mid spring to early summer
Flickr photo gallery link coming soon. Only thumbnail available
1 offer, 2-3 inch seedling, shipped bare root, for $12.50 each
Buy button will be here when shipping resumes spring 2025.
Description: Robust stems with thick spines variably white, ash gray to black. Stems solitary at first then offsetting to form large clumps. Flowers red up to 2 1/2" wide attractive to hummingbirds.
Cold Hardiness: Z6b-9b
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flowering Time: Mid spring to early summer.
Flickr photo gallery link, click on thumbnail. This will open a new window. Two pictures.
1 offer, 2-3 inch seedling, shipped bare root, for $12.50 each
Buy button will be here when shipping resumes spring 2025.