Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Claret Cup Cactus
Claret Cup Cactus is a mounding cactus, forming bulbous piles of spherical to cylindrical stems. Flowers are funnel shaped, orange-red to dark red.
Contributed by @qzpoll
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Claret Cup Cactus
Latin name
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
type
Succulent
family
Cactaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Claret Cup Cactus is a mounding cactus, forming bulbous piles of spherical to cylindrical stems. Flowers are funnel shaped, orange-red to dark red.
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