Echinocereus viridiflorus var. 'davisii'

Nylon hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus davisii

This cactus has a small spherical or cylindrical stem to over 30 centimeters tall. The stem is ridged and bears many sharp spines coloured red, yellow, white, purplish, or bicolored. The flowers are in shades of yellow-green, or occasionally red, with darker reddish midstripes.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Nylon hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus davisii

Latin name

Echinocereus viridiflorus var. 'davisii'

type

Succulent

family

Cactaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

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 Nylon hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus davisii is 0.20meters x 0.30meters

0.20 M 0.30 M

Echinocereus viridiflorus var. 'davisii'

Flowering Season

From Late Winter TO Early Spring

Blooms very early in spring. The flowers are greenish and diffuse a pleasant lemony scent.

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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