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lace hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 1.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Succulent/Cacti
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, Purple Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Rocky, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
Cactus should never be collected in the wild. Only purchase from sustainable and reputable sources that grow cactus and succulents, for vendors please see our “Where to Buy” page.
Popular with native bees.