The barrel cactus inward this post is peculiarly special to me. Not because it's rare (it isn't), merely because it's been amongst us for quite a piece and because it has expert memories attached to it. This summertime it's giving us to a greater extent than flowers than e'er before. What to a greater extent than could I ask!
I bought this barrel cactus inward Feb 2011 at Mariscal Cactus as well as Succulents inward Desert Hot Springs, CA on a wonderful family trip to Joshua Tree National Park as well as Palm Springs. It toll $25, came inward a #5 tin as well as was a decent size already:
When I bought this cactus at Mariscal, I was told it was a "fishhook barrel cactus." That would brand it Ferocactus wislizeni, a real mutual cactus inward the Sonoran Desert. However, when Tucson plantsman Greg Starr visited a few years ago, he idea it was Ferocactus herrerae. Some sources listing Ferocactus herrerae equally a subspecies of Ferocactus wislizeni, as well as hence the 2 appear to live closely related.
The mutual cite of Ferocactus herrerae is twisted barrel cactus, as well as instantly that my specimen is larger, yous tin definitely come across the beginnings of a twist (look at photograph #3 above).
But no affair what it is exactly, I'm happy that it's lastly thriving.
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| Ferocactus herrerae, amongst Agave vilmoriniana 'Stained Glass' behind it |
I bought this barrel cactus inward Feb 2011 at Mariscal Cactus as well as Succulents inward Desert Hot Springs, CA on a wonderful family trip to Joshua Tree National Park as well as Palm Springs. It toll $25, came inward a #5 tin as well as was a decent size already:
For a publish of years it lived on the front end porch in the pot yous come across inward the photograph above. However, it exclusively got 2 to 3 hours of straight sun, which wasn't plenty for optimal health. As a result, it became real susceptible to mealybugs. I described the province of affairs as well as what I did nearly it inward this post from Dec 2015.
In Feb 2016, later nosotros had replaced the front end lawn amongst 2 succulent mounds, I was lastly able to complimentary it from its prison theatre as well as put it into the ground. It responded amongst an impressive increment spurt, as well as this summertime the entire overstep is covered amongst flowers. Ferocactus flowers may non live the biggest or prettiest, merely they're quite special when at that spot are as well as hence many of them!
When I bought this cactus at Mariscal, I was told it was a "fishhook barrel cactus." That would brand it Ferocactus wislizeni, a real mutual cactus inward the Sonoran Desert. However, when Tucson plantsman Greg Starr visited a few years ago, he idea it was Ferocactus herrerae. Some sources listing Ferocactus herrerae equally a subspecies of Ferocactus wislizeni, as well as hence the 2 appear to live closely related.
The mutual cite of Ferocactus herrerae is twisted barrel cactus, as well as instantly that my specimen is larger, yous tin definitely come across the beginnings of a twist (look at photograph #3 above).
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