The Bishop's cap cactus seems virtually indestructible in a pot indoors, or outside in soil or pot with good drainage in warm/desert clim...Read Moreate. A great plant for novice cactus enthusiast, will survive well indoors in sunny window, leave mostly dry in cold weather. A potted specimen moved from LA to a pot in Alaska, into the ground in Arizona, and then into a pot again has survived for over 25 years, and is now 18" in height. It has not been repotted in 10 years.
In my garden this is one of the easiest and hardiest cactus to my forms of abuse I own. I have about 10 of these now, and they survive a...Read Morell sorts of random watering strategies, bright, searing hot, full day sun (got to 120F few years ago and didn't affect these), and down to 25F with no damage... and some live in almost total shade (no direct sunlight at all) and do fine. All live outdoors and get drenched all winter long by our cold rains here in southern California, and to no ill effects whatsoever (though most cacti tolerate our freezing cold rains for some reason despite everyone's recommendations to keep them dry in winter). Never had one of these rot. The move easily, have no spines, look great all year round in any condition... just about one of the most perfect cacti you can grow I think.
Many varieties/forms discribed for this species including the columnar V,columnare.Tsuda,the four ribbed V, quadricostatum.Baum and the f...Read Morelock-less V,nudum.
This plant has showy yellow flowers between June and September. However, the rest of the year it gives pleasure from its interesting form...Read More and texture.
The Bishop's cap cactus seems virtually indestructible in a pot indoors, or outside in soil or pot with good drainage in warm/desert clim...Read More
In my garden this is one of the easiest and hardiest cactus to my forms of abuse I own. I have about 10 of these now, and they survive a...Read More
Many varieties/forms discribed for this species including the columnar V,columnare.Tsuda,the four ribbed V, quadricostatum.Baum and the f...Read More
Easy to grow cactus, flowers readily, most used common name is Bishops's Cap. Was Echincactus myrostigma.
This plant has showy yellow flowers between June and September. However, the rest of the year it gives pleasure from its interesting form...Read More