Very nice! The flower looks like some of the nicer Hedgehogs I used to see in the Arizona deserts...

Mike

Thanks, Mike.

A bonus for this species is that it blooms off and on over a long time in the spring/summer.

Al

there is a such thing as a hardy cactus to grow in the southern part of zone 7 ?? i didn't know that or i'm not understanding what was posted.....i'd love to have a cactus to bloom and live outside other than the yellow prickly pear, do you know of any other cactus that will survive the winters here outside ? ??

miss daisy

Yes, Miss Daisy...there are many cacti that will grow in your area without any extra protection. Soil prep and drainage are keys in this. Lots of gravel/sand in a raised bed works wonders for these plants.

Dave
Milwaukee (zone 5)

I live in zone 7 also I have a raised bed mostly gravel--I haveopuntia, pediocactus, echinocereus, escobaria and coryphanta and have grown them several years outside. I always lose a couple but I always replant

Oh my !! this is wonderful news, I thought i'd be stuck with only the prickly pear yellow blooming cactus outside.

until about 2 months ago, I litterally hated cactus, thought they were the ugliest things ....then i expaned my vision, knowledge on know there are more than 1 on earth and low and behold, i'm in love !! would any of you have any that you could trade for spiders, poinsetta cuttings, or postage ?

and thanks for replying to my question.

Al, I love that color pink, i just knew that would be a house plant for me "lol"

caitismom,
thanks for giving me some names. I'll have to try and find at least 1 that i can put in my raised *car tire* cut and turned, flower pot. also, do you have any pics of these named plants that i could see in bloom ? pezz

I have 1 cactus, of some type , looks like some kind of prickly pear, that i put there back in the early spring, a small pad, and it is a 9 pad plant now, but the prickly pear that i have in the full sun, in the bed hasn't grew any . the tire pot always gets lots of water because of some other plants i have in there and that is in mostly shade. any possible explanations ?

sorry guys to question you to death. lol, i'm starving for knowledge on these things. gimme my fix !! lol

miss daisy