Nice! The one above is from the Anthony Gap area of New Mexico. Lots of spine variation there! Good luck finding one for sale with stubby spines, those look cool.
Tony wrote:
They had some for sale at the blue diamond nursey in nevada but they were not pretty.
I know! If you ever go to Vegas, you should stop by this place. They have lots of E. horizothalonius for sale for an unbelievable price. They may not look very nice, but if you have the patience to grow it, it will eventually look nice.
Craig wrote:I don't see those very often,
and may be hard to get, especially a nice big one
That's true. I was at the CSSSJ show and sale yesterday, and I did not see an E. horizothalonius for sale at all.
Funny these are so rare. Better sow some seed now and by the time you find a plant, you'll have one of your own. Then you can pollinate the two and have more seeds!
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
The plants you are showing are all Echinocactus horizonthalonius, which is one of the most plentiful cacti growing here. I always forget the common name, but it is not "horse crippler". That name is assigned to Echinocactus texensis. I do have both kinds of cacti in my collection and they do well here. However, the latter is not native to our area.
Although most of my plants are flowering and produce seed, it is not easy to get hold of it. When you pull off the seed bearing structure, a lot of the seed will just roll down the side of the cactus. Thus far however, I have not had any baby plants show up next to the mature specimens.
