Why is my cactus not blooming, this question is asked very often? First of all, is your cactus old enough? With rebutias, for example, this often works with 2-year-old seedlings. But with a Mother-in-Law’s-Seat (Echinocereus engelmannii) you usually have to wait 40-50 years before the first flowers appear. It’s likely that your cactus is closing…
Hedgehog cactus is also called strawberry hedgehog cactus for the strawberry taste of its fruit. Both birds and rodents eat the fruit. The plant is a solitary grower and grows in the area of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Durango in Mexico. It is also known for its barbed spines, which…
How to Choose a Jar Cacti live for months without water. They accumulate the liquid in the juicy pulp and carefully spend it. Greener “hedgehogs” are afraid of abundant watering and too wet soil in which fungus appears. In order to make the cacti live longer and to prevent mold from appearing, you need to choose the…
While they both belong to the Cactaceae family, the hedgehog cactus is not a cholla cactus. Cholla cactus, also known as teddy bear cactus, is actually in a different genus: Cylindropuntia. It’s easy to confuse the two plants because they both have barbed spines and are native to arid regions of the United States. But…
First, we need to get the seeds out and place them in a pot along with a substrate allowing the water to drain and make it loose enough. You can use a substrate you have from another plant or use your standard potting soil. The first stage is the formation of the seed. The process of germination…
Care Of Echinocereus Engelmannii Echinocereus engelmannii, also known as Engelmann’s hedgehog cactus or strawberry hedgehog cactus, is a species of flowering cactus in the Cactaceae family. This cactus is primarily found in the desert regions of the United States, including areas near Mexico, Sonora, California, and Arizona. Engelmann’s hedgehog cacti are very popular in their natural…
The hedgehog cactus , or Echinocactus grusonii , is native to the southwestern part of the United States of America. These are the areas that border Mexico. In its natural habitat it is largely extinct due to commercial exploitation. We can also find it as Mother-in-law’s Seat, Grusoni, Equinocactus, Golden Ball, Gold Barrel, Hedgehog Cactus, and Mother-in-law’s Cushion. This species is easily…
The hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) has sharp “quills” all over it, just like the hedgehog. A clump of the prickly plant resembles an enlarged hedgehog in addition to having spines. Hedgehog cactus can be planted in Sunset Climate Zones 2, 3, 7 1st 10 through 24 and need full sun to thrive. As with most…
The hedgehog cactus has been a popular houseplant since the late ’90s, and it’s easy to see why: it’s spiny balls of succulent, fleshy leaves are charmingly cute. But after a few years, you might notice the plant is droopy and soft to the touch. It may be browning at the edges or yellowing in…
Plants can move nutrients up to their leaves either by taking them up through their roots or through the air around their leaves, which is how transpiration works. Plants can conserve water in several ways: they can control how much water they lose through transpiration, how much they can get, or how much they can…