Dahlia Cactus, Lead Pencil Cactus, Pencil Hedgehog Cactus, Sacasil, Zocoxochitl

I really want this for my cactus collection because I really want to focus on cactus from Texas

Cultivation: Do not over water. They need to be kept in a cool, dry place during winter rest (at -5 +10°C). This is important for the...Read More flowers as well as for their health. Without this cool winter period they normally won't get any buds. It is quite frost hardy -7 (-10)° C.
Sun Exposure: Best in full or partial sun exposure. In mild climate they grow well when planted freely outside in well-drained soil.

Propagation: Seeds (usually), it also can be grown from cuttings, as it can branch with time.

Distribution: West & South West USA (Texas) and Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)

Habitat: Among thorn scrub in alluvial soils; 0-200 m;

This plant has roots that are tuberous and Dahlia-like.
Other common names are: Sacasil, Zocoxochitl, Dahlia Cactus, Pencil Cactus...Read More & Lead Pencil Cactus.

Other synonyms are:
Echinocereus tuberosus
Echinocereus waldeisii
Echinocereus tamaulipensis ssp. dehardii
Cereus poselgeri
Cereus tuberosus [illegitimate of the year 1853- Poselger; Not 1837- Pfeiffer]
Wilcoxia poselgeri
Wilcoxia tamaulipensis
Wilcoxia tuberosa [illegitimate]
Wilcoxia kroenleinii