Echinocereus

This is the tiniest Echinocereus species (only 1 to 2 cm wide!) plants are extremely diminutive and mostly subterranean (geophytes), usually do not offset. Blooms very early in March. The flowers are greenish and diffuse a pleasant lemony scent.

Beautiful variety with cream colored spines. The flowers are white, large and gorgeous. Remains single stemmed.

Echinocereus amoenus v. aguirre typically forms small clumps and produces large pink flowers. The stems are not pressed against each other, and the tubercles stand out noticeably. The body color is light green, gray-green or bluish.

Echinocereus sciurus subs. floresii, also known as Echinocereus floresii produces bright pink flowers up to 5 cm long and 7 cm wide the sides of the plant, well below the stem tips.

E. knippelianus v. krugeri is a miniature form with a plump green body, soft, thin, bristly, and curly spines. The flowers - often larger than the plant itself - are whitish or flesh-colored at the center.

It is a very untypical Echinocereus that does not take on the usual hedgehog shape. It is long and vine-like with slim, pendant sprawling stems, usually tangled with many branches up to 250 cm long. Rare in cultivation. Beautiful long orange-red flowers.

Flowers are gigantic intense hot pink-purple, abundant and scented, 5-7 cm long. Echinocereus reichenbachii is cold-hardy and endures severe frost as long as it is kept dry.

This is a "must have" plant for any collection, its attractiveness is in the unique pink and violet colour and density of its spines.

This is a very nice plant. The varietal name ‘inermis’ means unarmed, referring to the lack of spines. The heavy and waxy flowers are red or orange with green stigma in the centre.

Echinocereus viridiflorus is a small, globular to cylindrical cactus with colorful spines and spring-blooming yellow-green funnel-shaped flowers. Its resilience to cold makes it a favorite among succulent enthusiasts in cooler climates.

It can grow as many as about 50 stems in a relatively large clump. They bloom from April through July, and are very showy. Blooming generally begins 7 to 10 years after sowing, as the plant matures. In cultivation it often grows for a long time solitary.

Outstanding and incomparable. The flowers have a shocking yellow-green throat surrounded by a contrasting fuchsia corolla. The inner yellow is like the phosphorescent colour of some pen marker or even more luminescent.

Greyish-green body, rather short greyish spines, many yellow flowers.

Chunky semi-clumping stems in different spine colors, with nice magenta flowers. Winter hardy/Winterhart.

Cluster, dull green greyish-brown spines, short robust red flower. Winter hardy/Winterhart.

Flowers in various shades from orange to pink or purple.

Short spines or spineless, white areoles, fresh green body with tubercled ribs, short clear orange flower. Cold hardy! Winter hardy/Winterhart.

Dull green body, stout greyishbrown spines, robust red or pink flower. Winter hardy/Winterhart.

Showy flowers ranging from orange to pink.

Long yellowish spines, magenta flowers.

Clump-forming, stiff short spines, robust, multicolored flowers that vary in each specimen (orange, red, pink, or yellow), very attractive! This plant is a naturally occurring hybrid between Echinocereus coccineus and Echinocereus dasyacanthus.

Echinocereus delaetii is covered with long weak bristles or hairs. Over time, it can form wide clumps up to 90 cm accross. It is one of the most remarkable species in the genus, that resembles a small plant of Cephalocereus senilis.

Yellow spination, very beautiful plants, dark magenta flowers with spiny tube.

Pretty form with darker spines, deep pink-magenta flowers.

Extraordinary hybrid that forms very long branches as in E. berlandieri, stems erect at first sometimes climbing then leaning and sprawling all over and best tied to something so it wont fall and grow decumbent. Flowers are beautiful.

Echinocereus freudenbergeri L1032 grows in the Sierra de la Paila, together with Gymnocactus aguirreanus and Escobaria zilziana. It has clustering cylindrical stems with dense yellowish spines, longer brown central spine, fantastic pink flowers.

Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. baileyi 'minor' (albispinus) has small multi-clumping stems with mainly white spines. Medium light pink flowers with white centers. Winter hardy/Winterhart.

a.k.a the Rainbow Cactus it has pinkish-red short pectinate radial spines curved slightly towards the stem. The flowers are bright pink in colour with a white colored throat, seedlings very attractive.

Seedlings of different species and hybrids with variegated body. Each one different and unique.

Echinocereus mix, various forms in assortment. Variable and beautiful specimens.

Bright carmine flower with white throat. Green stigma.

E. pectinatus v. ctenoides is a cylindrical Echinocereus species related to E. dasyacanthus.The stems are banded with pink and grey as in the rainbow cactus (E. rigidissimus). The flowers are yellow, orange and very large for the size of the plant.

Clumping cactus forming large dense clusters. Funnel-shaped bright orange-red flowers emerge near stem tips. Remarkably winter hardy - for rock gardens or container cultivation in cold climates.

Small, brown, bristle like spines, wonderful pink flower with a dark throat.

Long flower tube, very pretty orange-red flower.

Forming large groups, long whitish spines, huge magenta pink flowers. White wooly cephalium at stem tip.

Slender, cylindrical stems with +/- pectinated spines, large pink flower.

Small growing with reddish-white spines, green scented flower.

Small cactus with yellow pectinate spines. Lemon-scented greenish-yellow flowers. Remarkably cold hardy - withstands temperatures down to -12°C (or lower) when protected. A treasure for cold-climate collectors.

Group forming, brown straight spines, slender stems, long orange flower!

Very small green plant, yellow spines and yellow flowers! Flowers on small plants, 2 cm.

Group forming, long straight red-brown-white spines, huge pink flowrs. Grows together with Mammillaria setispina, Mammillaria dioica, Echinocereus ferreirianus and Ferocactus peninsulae.

Large clusters when older, long straight spines, huge magenta pink flowers.

Beautiful yellow flower with orange thin stripes, nice bright spination.

Long brown spines. Flower pink. Winter hardy/Winterhart (minimum temperature -20°C).

This is the rare and beautiful short-spined form of E. davisii. This plant has a unique and unmistakable appearance and is considered by many to be among the most beautiful cactus cultivars. RARE!

Light green segments, with almost bare areoles or with a few thin spines. Some branches irregularly crested. It is a robust plant, easy to grow that forms large tufts in a short time.

Very nice clustering stems with straight ribs and orange-red flowers.

Among standard seedlings, variegated plants with yellow patches on the epidermis may occasionally appear. Selected variegates are sold in limited quantities, with no guarantee of future availability.

This is one of the most beautiful and sought after Echinocereus forms. Enthusiasts appreciate this species for its yellow, robust and long spines, almost hiding the stem. Beautiful and rare.

This cultivar's short, pectinate spines and geometric perfection make it a collector's must. Propagation is challenging (grafting only), enhancing both its value and scarcity in cultivation.

Clustering, brownish spines, long hairy flower tube, orange petals, nice!

Cute! Flowers with shades ranging from pink to purple, with pectinate spines in a delicate pink-beige color. Each plant, in spring, produces 1 to 5 buds, offering a spectacular and distinctive bloom.

Long flower tube, pretty reddish-orange flowers. Older plants grow basally branching, needle-like spines.