EC008: Echinocereus viridiflorus COLD HARDY CACTUS tangerine flowers sparse spines or no spines

sparse spines or no spines

Hardy to zone 3

South East New Mexico form

nearly spineless pads produces hundreds of warm apricot flowers with golden centers from May-June

Curved fish hook type spines on flattened barrels

EC008: Echinocereus viridiflorus COLD HARDY CACTUS tangerine flowers sparse spines or no spinesA humble little plant from the Great Plains and foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Small plants that occasionally clump. Greenish gold flowers at the base of the plant in May and June that smell like lemon cake!! Dry fruits. 4" high by 6" wide. Hardy to zone 3. Great in rock gardens and troughs. Sold in 2. 5" pot Common Name: Prairie Hedgehog Cactus