Scientific Name:
Echinocactus grusonii
Pronunciation:
eh-kye-no-KAK-tus gru-SUN-ee-eye
Common Name:
golden barrel cactus
Family Name:
Cactaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Stem barrel shaped; leaves reduced to sharp spines 1-1.5cm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Origin:
Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Needle-like
Arrangement:
Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Aristate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves reduced to spines
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
May flower other months indoors
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Locally rarely seen
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Spines, Succulent stems
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale insects (Drought tolerant)
