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kingcup cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Colorado
- Synonyms
- Echinocereus triglochidiatus, claret cup
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 1.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Succulent/Cacti
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June
- Flower Color
- Red Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
Flora of Colorado recognizes two varieties of E. triglochidiatus, both native to Colorado. They vary slightly in appearance; this variety has spines that are angled and var. melanacanthus has round or flat spines.
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.