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Echinocereus stoloniferus

Echinocereus stoloniferus
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Echinocereus stoloniferus is a colony-forming cactus from northwestern Mexico, with shoots that spread from underground runners and bright yellow flowers. The key to growing it is strong light, sharp drainage and a dry winter rest.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during the warm growing season, then let the soil dry out fully between waterings and keep it nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18–35 °C in the growing season; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
N. & W. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Echinocereus stoloniferus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.

Where it grows

Echinocereus stoloniferus is found in open forests in the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa.

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 stoloniferus 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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