Coccineus (hybrid)

Description
Botanical Name: 
Echinocereus coccineus F1 hybrid

Native to the Southwest US and Northern Mexico. Characterised by sprawling clusters, bright pink flowers with green stigma and rounded petals, low to medium spine cover and somewhat flabby stems. Clumps may have over 100 members, each up to 10 inches in length, and cover an area of several square feet. Coccineus plants tend to have more spines, more areoles and more ribs.

Plant Characteristics
Plant Category: 
Cacti Succulents
Name: 
Arizona Hedgehog, California Hedgehog, Cream-Flowered Hedgehog, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog, Mexican Claret-Cup, White-Spined Claret Cup
Plant Type: 
cacti
Flower: 
bright pink flowers with green stigma and rounded petals
Mature Size: 
10" tall x several feet wide (if not manicured)
Water: 
low
Exposure:: 
full to partial
Soil Type: 
Volcanic soils are favored
Planting Time: 
spring / summer