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Echinocereus primolanatus

Echinocereus primolanatus
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0

Echinocereus primolanatus is a small, mostly solitary cactus from northeastern Mexico with bright pink funnel-shaped flowers. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and very sparing water, as it is adapted to dry exposed slopes.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but rarely, letting the soil dry out completely between waterings and reducing water in winter.
Soil
Very fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C and keep dry in cold weather.
How easy
Easy
Native range
NE. Mexico (to Jalisco)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Echinocereus primolanatus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.

Where it grows

Echinocereus primolanatus is found in the Mexican state of Coahuila on the edge of the Sierra de la Paila growing on exposed slopes and xerophytic scrub at elevations between 1200 and 1600 meters.

Other Echinocereus plants

Echinocereus acanthosetus · Echinocereus acifer · Echinocereus adustus · Apache hedgehog cactus · Arizona Hedgehog Cactus · Baker Kingcup Cactus · Echinocereus barthelowanus · Berlandier's hedgehog cactus · Pinkflower hedgehog cactus · Brandegee's Hedgehog Cactus · Sonoran Rainbow Hedgehog · Echinocereus canus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinocereus primolanatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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