Cabin Creek, WV (Zone 6a) | September 2010 | positive
I think this is the cutest cactus, but wish the local stores/nurseries offered it for sale. I was able to find someone who had it in thei...Read Morer yard who sent me 3 pieces. The cactus is really nice, however the stickers are barbed at the tip and hurt pulling out. ABSOLUTELY wear gloves when handling this one, you'll regret it later.
Difficult to grow to the sort of appearance seen in the wild, it has an extremely high light requirement, in order to produce that sort o...Read Moref spination. Growers in more temperate regions will probably find it grows as a much shorter spined plant that bears only a vague resemblance to the densely spined wild plants.
I've seen this growing in the wild surrounding Phoenix, and on the 'El Camino Del Diablo Trail' (Devils' Highway) that runs between Ajo a...Read Morend Wellton, Arizona in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
Also seen these growing in the wild on the West Ruby Road Trail in Arizona (South of Tucson), off of Interstate 19 through to Ruby, AZ and on to Arivaca, AZ.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | November 2004 | neutral
Densely spined, sometimes exceeding 8 per areole. Flower is 1 1/2" in diameter and varies in color. Grows in CA, AZ and other desert to...Read More rocky areas.
I think this is the cutest cactus, but wish the local stores/nurseries offered it for sale. I was able to find someone who had it in thei...Read More
Difficult to grow to the sort of appearance seen in the wild, it has an extremely high light requirement, in order to produce that sort o...Read More
I've seen this growing in the wild surrounding Phoenix, and on the 'El Camino Del Diablo Trail' (Devils' Highway) that runs between Ajo a...Read More
Densely spined, sometimes exceeding 8 per areole. Flower is 1 1/2" in diameter and varies in color. Grows in CA, AZ and other desert to...Read More