Solitary barrels to 12″d., dense red curving spines
Water
Echinocereus “Yellow Torch”
Hybrid with occasionally recumbent stems to 2ft
Echinocereus adustus
Generally solitary, stems to 8″ tall x 5″ d. Pink flowers.
Echinocereus brandegeei
Loose clumps of vertical stems to 3ft tall. Lavender flowers.
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Usually solitary stems to 14″ high. Variable flowers.
Echinocereus engelmannii
Large clusters of very spiny stems, Can reach 12″ tall. Light purple flowers in spring or early summer.
Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. brevispinus
Clusters of 2-4″ stems. Strawberry-red flowers. Rot-prone – keep dry in winter.
Echinocereus laui
Columnar to 8″ with large vibrant pink flowers. Will form small clumps. Central spines are red.
Echinocereus pentalophus
Low sprawling clumps, branches can get 24″l, clumps to 36″w.
Echinocereus pulchellus
Generally solitary globose, shrinks into ground when dry
Echinocereus rayonesensis
Spiny small hedgehog cactus, groups of narrow vertical stems grow 2-3ft wide. White spines. Pink-purple flowers. Cold hardy but keep dry in winter.
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Cylindrical stems, variable spines; scented flowers
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. armatus
Basal branches to 16″, can form clumps of up to 12 branches.
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. baileyi
Native to the Great Plains grasslands of Oklahoma, Texas. Cylindrical stems to 16″h., narrow elliptical aureoles. Pink flowers.
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. fitchii
E. reichenbachii v. albertii
Found among the brushland along the Rio Grande in South Texas. Listed as Endangered. Branches basally. Stems will get to 16 inch high by 4″ across. Fragrant magenta flowers.
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. reichenbachii
(E. purpureus)
Cylindrical stems to 16″, slow branching; pink scented flowers
Echinocereus rigidissimus
Cylindrical plant to 8″h x 2″d; generally solitary, pink flowers
Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus
E. pectinatus v. rubispinus
Cylindrical plant to 8″h x 2″d; generally solitary, pink flowers
Echinocereus russanthus
Generally solitary cylindrical plant to 10″h; clusters of red flowers
Echinocereus stramineus
Large mounds over 3ft. across with many very spiny stems; magenta flowers
Echinocereus subinermis
Bluish green cylindrical body with short spines and prominent yellow flowers. Protect from frost.
Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. inermis
Low-spine variety of the highly bloomful multi-stemmed clustering Hedgehog cactus from throughout the SW US.
Echinocereus viereckii ssp. morricalii
Nearly spineless hedgehog cactus from Monterrey. Clumps of stems to 20″
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Classic chartreuse green flowered small hedgehog cactus. Cylindrical stems to 3″ diameter, can get up to 8″ tall.
Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. chloranthus
Small hedgehog cactus to 6″ tall; full sun, good drainage
Echinopsis
South American genus in the Trichocereeae Tribe of the Cactaceae Family. Varies, small to very tall with very colorful flowers. Stems cylindrical, occasionally globose. Includes previously separate genera like Lobivia, Trichocereus and Helianthocereus.
Echinopsis “Big Bertha”
South American and North American Hybrids
Large hybrid Hedgehog cactus with dozens of large, fragrant blooms. They will have a large bloom flush in late spring or early summer, depending on when we get our first warm temperatures. They will also send out a few more blooms through the summer and can get a 2nd large flush in the fall.
Echinopsis “Rose Quartz”
x Chamaelobivia “Rose Quartz”
Echinopsis chamaecereus c.v. “Rose Quartz”
Clumps to 12″ of numerous low growing stems. This cultivar has the most vibrant rose-red flowers.
Echinopsis ancistrophora
Lobivia ancistrophora
Mounding, clumping barrel cactus with short spines. Hordes of yellow to orange, sometimes red, blooms in spring and summer.
Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp. arachnacantha
Lobivia arachnacantha
Generally clumping small barrels with hordes of yellow to orange and sometimes vibrant red blooms spring/summer.