SIZE AND GROWTH:

PROPAGATION:

Growth Habits: Large, low, round cylindrical cactus growing to over 3ft high, slow grower; usually 1ft high to 2ft around; Leaves: golden yellow spines; Stems/Trunks: single rounded column; ribbed; spines along ribs. 

 

Container, Drought Tolerant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Xeriscape

Seeds; unimproved desert soils.  Some pups can be plucked off and transplanted into a different pot for further growth into a mature cactus.  Growth rate:  Slow.

ABOUT echinocactus grusonii:

LANDSCAPING USES:

Echinocactus grusonii are hardy cacti that require minimal maintenance.  Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 10;  Frost Tolerance: Hardy, to 10° F at least; Minimum Avg. Temp: 50° F (10°C); Sun Exposure: Full sun; Watering Needs: Natural rainfall except in drought years, better and faster growth with some supplementa[, especially in summer;   Blooming Habits:  Bright yellow; 1-2in wide; in summertime during day;   Fruiting Habits: N/A; Maintenance: none

CULTIVATION:

Echinocactus grusonii (golden barrel cactus -- also called Mother-in-Law's cushion) are a large, low, round cylindrical cactus with golden yellow spines -- a flowering species in the Cactaceae family --  native to Chihuahuan deserts.   Golden barrel are slow growers to over 3ft high, usually 1ft high to 2ft around and do not bloom until they reach 20 years of age.  Flowers are bright yellow; 1-2 in wide; and bloom in summertime during the day.