A very dependable plant for Eastern Hardy Cactus growers. Needs dry soil, can rot if too wet at any time of the year. However, remarkab...Read Morely tolerant of cold, snow, ice, etc. The flowers are lovely, like pink silk.
This plant is pretty much unkillable. It's survived 126 inches of precipitation since I planted it 25 months ago. The cold snowy and wet ...Read Morewinters here have done in some hardy Opuntias I've tried but not this little guy. Flowers readily in June.
This cactus is found growing in the wild in Sierra County New Mexico. I know it by the common name Spiny Star. There are a couple growing...Read More in my cactus garden that bloom just beautifully.
Planted in raised bed about 75% sand, 25% gravel here in Western Arkansas. Came through summer humidity and a soaking wet(25+inches in 2 ...Read Moremonths), freezing rain/snow/minor ice storm winter perfectly unscathed and now getting ready to flower.
The stems of the spiny star may be solitary, but they are commonly branched, sometimes forming mounds. The individual stems are egg-shap...Read Moreed to cylindrical and up to about 5 to 6" long. The spines are very dense, obscuring the stems, and are whitish tipped with brown.
The flowers may be pinkish to purple and up to about 1.5" across. They bloom from June through August. The green fruits are about 1" long.
The new taxonomic designation is Escobaria vivipara. It is a very cold-hardy cactus and can be found in Canada from British Columbia to ...Read MoreSaskatchewan. Pincushion is a very small cactus that needs dry soils; it can be prone to rotting if in a poorly drained location. It blooms in early July.
A very dependable plant for Eastern Hardy Cactus growers. Needs dry soil, can rot if too wet at any time of the year. However, remarkab...Read More
This plant is pretty much unkillable. It's survived 126 inches of precipitation since I planted it 25 months ago. The cold snowy and wet ...Read More
This cactus is found growing in the wild in Sierra County New Mexico. I know it by the common name Spiny Star. There are a couple growing...Read More
Planted in raised bed about 75% sand, 25% gravel here in Western Arkansas. Came through summer humidity and a soaking wet(25+inches in 2 ...Read More
Another synonym of this plant is Cactus vivipara
The stems of the spiny star may be solitary, but they are commonly branched, sometimes forming mounds. The individual stems are egg-shap...Read More
The new taxonomic designation is Escobaria vivipara. It is a very cold-hardy cactus and can be found in Canada from British Columbia to ...Read More