papacactus

The Echinocereus are called sea urchin cactus because of their numerous spines enchants us with the beauty of their flowers, this genus includes + / - 35 species and numerous subspecies. The geographical distribution of the genus are the USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming) and Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nv Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla Querretaro, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas);

Habitat type are rocky hills in a sunny situation where the soil is very dry or even semi - desert and where the night temperatures are very low. .

CULTIVATION: Echinocereus generally do not pose any problem of cultivation except that it is necessary to respect the period of dryness between waterings, a very luminous situation and a good ventilation; In winter a total drought and low temperatures + / -3 ° necessary for flowering, are the conditions of their cultivation.