Echinocereus fendleri

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Item # 46942
each $5.49
3 to 6 plants $5.29
7 or more $4.99

Echinocereus fendleri, Guadalupe County

Fendlers Cactus, Guadalupe County

Quick Facts :: Growing Tips

Attract Bees Full and Afternoon Sun Very Xeric  Legend

Description:

4” x 6”, (seed propagated). Guadalupe Co., NM. A small stemmed form from the foothills of east-central NM where it grows in stony soils. Shorter off-white spines than forms from central and western NM. Medium sized deep pink flowers in late spring. Though not a very showy form, this collection has excellent cold hardiness. Zones 5-10.

ECHINOCEREUS fendleri: a wide ranging species from southern NM and AZ north into the Four Corners area of NM, AZ, CO, and UT. All varieties have huge violet-purple flowers and large red edible fruits. Stems are often solitary, but sometimes clustering to 3 or 4 stems. Easy to grow in well drained soils when keep dry in the winter and well mulched with gravel chips.

Zones 5-10

Special Notes:

A small stemmed form from the foothills of east-central NM where it grows in stony soils.

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QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 5 - 10
Color Pink
Regions Hot Desert, USA
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in
Bloom Time Late Spring, Summer
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun
Soil Sandy Garden Soil
Moisture Very Xeric
Height Small - up to 12in.
Plants for Pollinators Attract Bees
GROWING TIPS

Grow in very well drained soils. Cold hardy if kept dry in the winter.