Ferocactus latispinusBritton & Rose
Devil ’s Tongue Barrel Cactus , Devil ’s Tongue Barrel , Devil ’s Tongue Cactus , Crow ’s Claw Cactus , Fish Hook Cactus
Bisnaga latispina , Bisnaga recurva subsp . latispina , Cactus latispinus , Echinocactus cornigervar.latispinus , Echinocactus cornigerusf.latispinus , Echinocactus latispinus , Echinocactus recurvusvar.latispinus , Ferocactus recurvusvar.latispinus , Mammillaria latispina
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Family : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : CacteaeGenus : Ferocactus
Ferocactus latispinusis native toMexico .
Ferocactus latispinusis an attractivecactuswith a ball-shaped igniter green root with 13 to 23 acute ribs line with clusters of colorful backbone . It can grow up to 16 inch ( 40 atomic number 96 ) in diameter . Each areole bears 6 to 15 radial spine and usually 4 fundamental spines . The radial spines are true , measuring up to 1 column inch ( 2.5 centimetre ) long , and can be white , yellow , pinkish , or reddish . The fundamental spines are longer and more colored than the radial prickle . One is wider than the others , insipid , apically bent downward or hooked , measure up to 3 in ( 7.5 cm ) long .
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The funnel shape - shaped flowers seem in late crepuscule or other winter and can reach out up to 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) in length . They are rich blush wine , purpleness , mauve , or purple - gamey . The fruits are spherical to stretch and can grow up to 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) long .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° hundred ) .
Choose a location that find verbatim sun during all or most of the day . Plant your Barrel Cactus in other spring before newfangled root begin to spring . The roots may come out dry , which is distinctive before new maturation start out . grind a hole late enough for the plant ’s tooth root and meliorate it as needed to providefast - drain filth . A full soil mixture includes 10 percentage native soil , 45 percent wash off guts or pumice , and 45 pct compost .
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Waterthe cactus when planting to ground it into the soil . Water again only if the weather condition in your country is unseasonably ironical and if normal spring or winter rain does n’t occur . Ferocactusneeds a sleeping period with wry soil during the winter .
check more atHow to Grow and Care for Ferocactus .
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