The Mexican fire barrel cactus is one of the most most spectacular species in this genus. Blessed with fantastic coral red spines. Notable white hairs on the areoles with age.
Syn: Ferocactus pilosus
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.
Named for the State of Texas where it is widely distributed. it is a round-shaped barrel with numerous flat ribs that grows very low to the ground with short but very thick pink or grey spines that can live for decades.
This tiny plant is one of the most fascinating and showy cacti! Flowers are of a superlative beauty, opening in the moonlight on a summer night and lasting for only till dawn, but a number are produced in succession.
