What is echinocactus?
echinocactus is a family of cactus in the family Cactaceae. There is a certain mismatch as to whether the genus contains six or more species, which is confused when classification of some cacti. These cacti naturally grow in low, open shrubs in parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico to parts of Brazil. Generally, they are round for cylindrical shape and distinctive with their distinctive, strongly porze and hairy crowns. Gardeners increase many Echinocactus like home plants, either in the garden or as houseplants.
Most echinocactus Cactus has daily flowers, which means they open in daylight and close at night and most of them are funnel or bell. Generally, fruit is ovoid, white and woolen. Growers usually promote them by sowing large, dark brown or black seeds in spring when the soil is about 70 ° F (21 ° C). Most of them are only resistant to 20 ° F (-7 ° C), but some may survive the period of short colder temperatures up to 10 ° F (-12 ° C). YoungThe cacti rarely survive temperatures below 50 ° C (10 ° C).
Gold barrel or e. Grusonia is one of the most popular with growers. As the name suggests, it is a cactus in the shape of a head covered with gold and spines and can grow to 24 inches (60 cm) high and 32 inches (80 cm) wide. Some people call it a mother's pillow. The stem or barrel part is often bright green with 20 to 40 sharp angles. Bright yellow flowers are generally 1.5 to 2.5 inches (4 to 6 cm) across and appear near the upper center of the plant.
Unlike the golden barrel, which is often lonely cactus, e. Polycephalus is a cluster type echinocactus , each stem is spherical and often prolonged. Each gray-green stems can grow to 28 inches (70 cm) high and 10 inches (25 cm) wide with 13 to 21 ribs. Light gray areoles have eight to 12 red -brown backbone. Yellow flowersOn average 2 inches (5 cm) across and sports pink external beats. Usually it is originally from South Utah, North Arizona, Northern Mexico.
Crippler muule or e. Each of the brown areols usually has six to nine gold or light burned Sienna colored spine. Flowers of the wide funnel shape, 2 inches (5 cm) may be red or pink, depending on diversity and usually have a darker shade near the floral base. This cactus generally comes from western Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Northern Mexico.
Some botanists report the minuscule cacti or red crowns, in the family revatia , but many consider it echinocactus . These cluster cacti have spirally arranged tuberculosis or knots instead of ribs. The areoles are on tubercles and each has 20 to 25 very short white spines. When it blooms, it has thisA native of Argentina usually 2 inches (5 cm) red flowers around the base and the underside of the cactus.