The Huntington Botanical Gardens
by growin Aug 13, 2011 5:02 PM
Here are some inviting stools to sit upon in the Huntington Gardens, Pasadena, California
by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:39 AM
This plant has been photographed in Tenerife
by albleroy Feb 4, 2003 7:26 PM
a flowering plant is beautyfull, flowers are quit small for such a large plant
by albleroy Feb 4, 2003 7:28 PM
this is a plantcluster in own collection
by albleroy Feb 4, 2003 7:30 PM
Here is a unique lanscaping idea as seen on the roof of the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The blue plant is Sedum ticoides and Agave americana variegata in the far background.
by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:41 AM
This cactus can also sucker profusely.
by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:44 AM
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California October 2003.
by Happenstance Oct 19, 2003 9:31 AM
This group is growing along the walk in the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ, 2002.
by roshana Oct 24, 2003 7:08 PM
This is a tighter shot of the barrel cactus growing along the walk of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. These cactus always impress me! I've had one here in dreary Illinois for about three years and it's all of about 2 inches in diameter!
by roshana Oct 25, 2003 10:07 PM
Unlike many plants, golden barrels get more and more beautiful as they grow.
by azrobin Oct 29, 2003 7:29 PM
Private collection in Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Jun 4, 2004 8:51 AM
At the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b.
by Xenomorf Jul 12, 2004 8:32 AM
At the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b.
by Xenomorf Jul 12, 2004 8:32 AM
At the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b.
by Xenomorf Jul 12, 2004 8:32 AM
Top of my Golden Barrel Cactus 7-04
by Scarlete Jul 27, 2004 10:02 AM
4' Diam. 10" High.
by Scarlete Jul 28, 2004 7:50 AM
Close up of top.
by Scarlete Jul 29, 2004 8:33 AM
I know there are several of these pics, but doesn't it look like something at the bottom of the sea?
by palmbob Aug 2, 2004 8:02 AM
plant covered with suckers, southern CAlifornia
by palmbob Jan 3, 2005 9:06 AM
Momma and her 19 babies
by RWhiz Dec 14, 2004 10:58 AM
Golden barrels can do well in a pot like this one. It grew 6" in 8 years. This one is 15" across.
by cacti_lover Feb 7, 2005 10:52 AM
Early April, Springtime, zone 9a/9b. In Phoenix, AZ
by Xenomorf Jul 25, 2005 5:11 PM
by RWhiz Sep 26, 2005 12:14 PM
Echinocactus platyacanthus at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens.
by frostweed Oct 4, 2005 10:46 PM
Growing inside the botanical gardens at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA
by tcfromky Dec 31, 2005 10:26 PM
The dried flower and fuzzy fruit & seeds, October, late summer, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Jan 5, 2006 9:38 PM
The dried flower and fuzzy fruit & seeds, October, late summer, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Jan 3, 2006 10:03 PM
The dried flower and fuzzy fruit & seeds, October, late summer, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Dec 31, 2005 10:26 PM
tall older plant, southern California
by palmbob Feb 2, 2006 9:59 PM
another old plant with 'offsets' in middle of body
by palmbob Feb 2, 2006 9:59 PM
showing new plantlets forming on sides of adult, southern California
by palmbob Oct 6, 2006 4:10 PM
Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:39 PM
Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:39 PM
Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:39 PM
Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:39 PM
All cuddly for the winter in zone 8B/9A. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
In the winter, all bundled up. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
U of M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 3-08
by DaylilySLP Mar 15, 2008 2:54 AM
U of M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 3-08
by DaylilySLP Mar 15, 2008 2:54 AM
U of M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 3-08 OUCH!
by DaylilySLP Mar 15, 2008 2:54 AM
The Botanical Garden of Helsinki University, GH, September, 2008.
by KashtanGeorge Nov 30, 2008 8:54 PM
Hello, Mister Bighead!
by nomosno Mar 16, 2009 5:06 PM
8-2008, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
by DaylilySLP Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM
8-2008, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
by DaylilySLP Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM
8-2008, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
by DaylilySLP Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM
8-2008, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
by DaylilySLP Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM
8-2008, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
by DaylilySLP Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM
Globular clusters at Huntington Gardens, San Marino, CA, February, 2009
by azulverde Jun 3, 2009 1:55 AM
another view of the Getty's Echinocactus collection, Los Angeles
by palmbob Jul 11, 2009 5:18 AM
Growing at Loveday Sth Aust This plant is easily 18" in Diameter.
by Stake Aug 4, 2009 10:52 AM
Boyce Thompson Arboretum has several clusters like this. These were huge.
by QCHammy Nov 4, 2010 11:39 AM
Lotusland, Santa Barbara, California
by palmbob Jan 24, 2011 9:10 PM
Many offsets on this one. 3-26-2011. Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9b. Mid Spring
by Xenomorf Mar 27, 2011 7:14 AM
Many offsets on this one. 3-26-2011. Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9b. Mid Spring
by Xenomorf Mar 27, 2011 7:15 AM
Polygala virgata behind a stand of Echinocactus grusonii at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Apr 17, 2011 9:17 PM
Taken at The Cactus Garden in Balboa Park. (San Diego, California)
by santeemike Jun 15, 2011 5:32 PM
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
by growin Aug 13, 2011 4:53 PM
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:10 PM
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:53 PM
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:53 PM
At Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Nov 14, 2011 11:54 PM
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
by DaylilySLP Mar 15, 2013 8:22 PM
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
by DaylilySLP Mar 15, 2013 8:23 PM
Huntington Gardens, California
by palmbob Oct 28, 2013 12:51 AM
not sure how this one got knocked over, but shows how wimpy this huge plant's root supply is.
by palmbob Oct 28, 2013 12:52 AM
plant in back actually has a pseudo trunk... almost 5' tall over all- Huntington Gardens
by palmbob Oct 28, 2013 12:54 AM
Golden Barrel Cactus at Mitre 10 in Waihi, NZ
by RosinaBloom Feb 24, 2014 5:52 AM
Golden Barrel Cactus in Melbourne Botanic Gardens, 23rd August 2014
by kennedyh Aug 25, 2014 5:40 PM
Echinocactus grusonii in my collection
by cactiandco Nov 28, 2014 6:12 PM
In Arizona at Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona desert with a nursery. Photo courtesy of Jan Emming Copyright of Jan Emming.
by Kell Apr 26, 2015 11:37 AM
In Arizona at Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona desert with a nursery. Photo courtesy of Jan Emming Copyright of Jan Emming.
by Kell Apr 28, 2015 4:19 PM
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Jun 1, 2015 12:23 AM
In a private front garden at Waihi Beach, NZ
by RosinaBloom Dec 11, 2015 11:21 AM
In situ, in Mexico. Photo courtesy of Kelly Griffin. Copyright of Kelly Griffin.
by Kell Dec 16, 2015 6:55 PM
Few left growing in habitat. Above the reservoir of the Zimapan dam in Hidlago, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Kelly Griffin. Copyright of Kelly Griffin.
by Kell Dec 16, 2015 7:06 PM
Huntington Botanic Gardens in San Marino, CA. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca. 1/2016
by Kell Feb 19, 2016 7:13 AM
Koko Crater, Hawaii. Photo courtesy of Mark Delepine. Copyright Mark Delepine.
by Kell Feb 21, 2016 1:51 AM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 22, 2016 7:44 AM
With rattlesnake. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 22, 2016 10:15 AM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Apr 12, 2016 7:23 AM
Huntington Botanic Garden. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Aug 7, 2016 2:05 AM
Mexico. Copyright of, courtesy of Jeremy Spath, of Spath Gardens, for landscape design and installation in Southern Ca. http://spathgardens.com/
by Kell Aug 25, 2016 3:09 PM
Bhubing Palace, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com
by Kell Dec 17, 2016 11:57 AM
At night at the Huntington Botanic Gardens by Ken Blackford. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Aug 14, 2017 6:30 PM
Photo courtesy/copyright of Matthew Maggio. Curator of Succulents at Sherman Library and Gardens.Owner of Rain Shadow Designs.http://www.homeimprovementquotes.com/pros/rain-shadow-designs
by Kell Sep 22, 2017 1:05 PM
Photo courtesy/copyright of Matthew Maggio. Curator of Succulents at Sherman Library and Gardens.Owner of Rain Shadow Designs.http://www.homeimprovementquotes.com/pros/rain-shadow-designs
by Kell Sep 22, 2017 1:09 PM
University of Arizona Campus Arboretum. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Mar 18, 2018 8:56 PM
University of Arizona Campus Arboretum. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Mar 18, 2018 8:57 PM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in AZ.
by Kell Apr 13, 2018 4:18 PM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell Apr 22, 2018 9:52 PM
Plant blooming in late July. Washington, Utah, United States
by BlueOddish Jul 21, 2018 2:47 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Apr 4, 2019 7:06 PM
The Huntington Desert Garden, Copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Jan 5, 2020 4:11 PM
J. Paul Getty Museum roof top garden. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, CA.
by Kell Jan 8, 2020 5:57 PM
J. Paul Getty Museum roof top garden. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, CA.
by Kell Jan 8, 2020 5:57 PM