Echinocereus coccineus, the Mexican Claret-Cup, California Hedgehog, or Cream-flowered Hedgehog, forms dense mounds of cylindrical, ribbed stems covered in spines. In spring, it produces an abundance of large, waxy, cup-shaped flowers that are typically deep red to orange (claret-cup), though the cream-flowered form exists. This cold-hardy, Southwestern US/Mexico native is a spectacular spring bloomer in rock gardens.
| Family: | Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) |
| Genus: | Echinocereus (ek-in-oh-KER-ee-us) |
| Species: | coccineus (kok-SIN-ee-us) |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus aggregatus |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus coccineus subsp. coccineus |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus roemeri |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus krausei |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus kunzei |
Cathedral Bells (Kalanchoe pinnata): Miracle Leaf Succulent
Lepismium cruciforme (Trailing Cactus)
Mexican Fire Barrel (Ferocactus pilosus): A Red-Spined Barrel Cactus
Mexican Fruit Cactus (Ferocactus hamatacanthus): A Hook-Spined Barrel with Edible Fruit
Arizona Ruby Rainbow Hedgehog (Echinocereus rigidissimus subsp. rubispinus)
Monkey Hand Tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon): The Devil's Hand
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon: The Bizarre Monkey Hand Tree
Octopus Agave (Agave vilmoriniana): The Soft, Recurving Agave with No Teeth
Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa: A Flattened, Epiphytic Cactus with Red-Suffused Stems
Coral Aloe (Aloe striata): Smooth Striped Winter Bloomer
Tasajillo (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii: A Cylindrical, Jointed Cactus
Striata Agave (Agave striata): A Spherical, Needle-Leaved Agave
Rebutia mentosa: A Small, Clustering, Orange-Flowered Cactus
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