Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Claret-cup Hedgehog · Claret-cup Hedgehog Cactus · Claretcup Cactus · Kingcup Cactus
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- succulent subshrubPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, ShrubPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Orange-red, dark redFlora of North America
- Native range
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Its red-orange flowers can cover the whole plant and last several days. Large clumps grow three to four feet across. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.
Germinates in 42 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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