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Echinocereus Coccineus
''Echinocereus coccineus'' (scarlet hedgehog cactus) is a species of hedgehog cactus Hedgehog cactus may refer to: * ''Pediocactus'', a genus of cacti containing 6-11 species * ''Echinocereus'', a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 70 species from the southern United States and Mexico .... Its native to Northern and Central America. It grows on full sun, in sandy and well-drained soil. It can survive in hardiness zones 8–11. When mature, it reaches heights of 60 cm (24 in). The flowers are usually red, yellow, pink, purple or white. It blooms in late spring to early summer. After blooms, it has red, edible fruit. References https://www.gardenia.net/plant/echinocereus-coccineus coccineus Plants described in 1848 {{cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocereus
''Echinocereus'' is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized, cylindrical shaped cacti, comprising about 70 species native to the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny, rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the fruit edible. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (''echinos''), meaning "hedgehog", and the Latin ''cereus'' meaning "candle". They are sometimes known as hedgehog cacti, a term also used for the ''Pediocactus'' and ''Echinopsis''. Description The species of the genus Echinocereus grow solitary or branching with prostrate to erect shoots that are spherical to cylindrical. The roots are fibrous or bulbous. The plants reach heights of growth between 1 and 60 centimeters. On the tips of the 4 to 26 ribs, which are mostly clear and only rarely resolved into humps, are the areoles, from which differently shaped spines can arise. The small to large, funnel-shaped flowers arise at the top of an areole or break through the epidermis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
