Ferocactus #1

Cactus - Barrel #1 Fish hook

                                          ID#577

 
 

Additional Information: Purchase seeds at Williams Garden Center. Merritt, NC

Ferocactus also called Echinocactus come in many varieties of sizes, thorn patterns etc.

I do not know which kind is this one.

I planted a envelope of “mix cactus seeds” and only one seed sprout, this very plant.


Very tiny at first and a slow grower the plant I estimate started around Fall 2007 when I got my first greenhouse (photo below).

HEIGHT X SPREAD: ? PLANT TYPE: Evergreen- cactus GROWTH RATE: slow TEXTURE: coarse / long thorns LIGHT: Full sun WATER: Dry, well drain. Do not wet the body, just the soil. SOIL: 1/2 compost: 1/2 gravel-rock
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: ?, None so far. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A KEY FEATURES: New thorn are bright red with a fussy white base as if wrapped in delicate cotton. Bright green fleshy body , it looks good all year around.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Grown from purchase mix seeds, Fall 2007. This plant keeps growing and looking good with little care. It has been moved to a larger pot 3 times. The last time potted in 1/2 compost: 1/2 rock. It drains very well and only get water at the base. -Rotted due to excess shade and humidity. DISCARDED January 29, 2024 Plant never bloomed.
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February 2010

February 2024

January - 2011