Cacti

Bishop's Cap cactus! On my first trip to Mexico Carl took me to a limestone hill out in the middle of what seemed to be a vast expanse of nothing much. The area was in the rain shadow between two much higher ridgelines a... More

Most cactus lovers like spines. We don’t necessarily like getting poked and impaled by spines, but we do like the way they look. Whether it be their shape or color or arrangement or combination of a... More

In early 2010, I was searching for Cactus seed online and found images of the flowers of Cleistocactus samaipatanus and was smitten with the show. Whether the plant would survive for me, I did not kno... More

We originally got this plant as Coryphantha andraea and have found that that name is placed as synonym status. Like all cacti, it has at least 5 different names because taxoninomist change t... More

This solitary egg-shaped cacti has really impressed me over the years that we have grown it. It somewhat resembles the Coryphantha species like C. echinus that rot easily but this species has taken n... More

Robust Cane Cholla! Often chollas do not prosper in overly humid environments. They are better adapted to the arid west. This plant however has proven to be humidity tolerant and garden worthy (given you have a big enoug... More

Fishhook Cactus! For us this is one of the best growing barrel cactus - tolerating the heat and humidity of the Gulf Coast region. Easily grown in a raised bed or planted in a clay pot which can be left outdoors under... More

Horse Crippler! We need not provide much of an introduction for this cactus. The large, flattened bodies with bold erect spines have been the bane of cattleman and horse riders throughout the southwest. But, to the c... More

Eastern Strawberry Cactus! With age this Echinocereus develops mounding colonies with numerous cylindrical, green bodies sporting long, needle like straw colored spines. In April and May funnel form magenta flowers are produced... More

Forma procumbens or leonensis! The stems of Echinocereus pentalophus are generally 4 to 5 sided and can vary in diameter from 1/2 to 2 inches. The form we are offering has the thin narrow stems and may be the form often listed as s... More

Claret-cup cactus! This claret-cup cactus was found growing in the mountains around Alpine, TX on rocky slopes amongst giant granite boulders. It grows in full-sun or in dry bright-shade beneath Quercus and Acacia. A mo... More

This generally-solitary-to-sometimes-multi-bodied barrel cactus comes from high elevations, (approx. 9000'') in the mountains of Tucuman Province, Argentina. It has a rounded body that is normally an... More

This low barrel cacti is found in the mountains above Purmamarca, Jujuy, in the provinces of Salta and Jujuy, at elevation of about 3850m. It is closely related to Echinopsis formosa and is placed as ... More

Gold spines with blue body! This easy to grow medium-sized barrel cactus lived for years outside our office in a shallow bulb pan. In the sometimes moist winters along the gulf coast, its placement within the eves allowed enough... More

Devil's Tongue Barrel! This small bodied Ferocactus is one of my favorites. I have several plants in my collection and I am always finding myself, adding more. The small compact body is remarkably similar to a Texas Horse C... More

Townsend's Barrel! A robust growing barrel cactus with a blue-green body and striking bright red emerging spines which in time are crowned with starry translucent straw-yellow flowers with rusty orange centers and mid-r... More

Big Red Cactus! The spines of this barrel are so thick and are such a vibrant red that large, mature specimens seen in the wild appear totally red. The actual body of the cactus is green but the spines are so impress... More

Giant hedgehog! Our eyes have wandered towards Ferocactus for years, but limited experience with their winter hardiness restrained us from trying them. That was all forgotten once we visited Paul's Desert in Schurtz,... More

Fishhook barrel cactus! Ferocactus wislizeni a large barrel cactus and can be found in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico and southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and extending westward to just across the border in... More

Spiraling Barrel Cactus! If you like desert plants and cacti in general nothing can beat a big, beautiful Barrel Cactus! If you have ever been in the Tucson, AZ, area, you have probably seen Ferocactus wislizenii for it is on... More

Though the name Gymnocalycium bicolor is listed as a synonym of Gymnocalycium mostii , (which is sometimes listed as a synonym of Gymnocalycium valniceckianum). I purchased the seed as G. bicolor and... More

Pincushion Gymno! We often cultivate plants based on habit. For example, we are given a plant in a pot and are told that it must be protected and can not tolerate frost so we continue to grow the plant in a container w... More

Gymnocalycium gibbosum has a long and interesting history, which Graham Charles enumerates well in his book "Gymnocalycium in Habitat and Culture". It is the most southerly species of Gymnoca... More

Subspecies tilcarensis! This low barrel type cactus in generally solitary and forms a rounded body that is well protected by numerous, short, brownish-grey, needle-like spines. Short funnel shaped flowers occur near the top ... More