Echinocactus Grusonii

Golden barrel cactus

Echinocactus grusonii can reach a size over 1 metre in diameter after many years. They can live to be 30 years old. The spines are long, straight or slightly curved, very sharp and variously shaded yellow or white. Small yellow flowers appear in summer around the crown of the plant, but only after twenty years or so.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Not Frost hardy
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Golden barrel cactus

Latin name

Echinocactus Grusonii

type

Succulent

family

Cactaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Golden barrel cactus is 0.50meters x 1.00meters

0.50 M 1.00 M

Echinocactus Grusonii

Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Late Spring

This species is unlikely to flower in cultivation however, it may produce tubular yellow flowers in late spring in a circle on the crown of old and large plants.

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

These are most likely to be sourced as young plants and they should be grown in an open compost of 1 part sand to 2 parts of potting compost number 2. Place in full sunlight in the greenhouse

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