Sunset®: 8-24
USDA: 10-11
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Origin: Mexico (Northern Sinaloa)
Growth Habits: Solitary, up to 32 inches tall (80 cm), 20 inches in diameter (50 cm), younger plants have 4 or 5 spines. As they age the number of spines decreases to 0 to 2.
Watering Needs: Little to no water when established
Ferocactus schwarzii in the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum greenhouse
The needle-like gold spines of the Ferocactus schwarzii are different than most Ferocactus. The species is named after its initial collector, Friedrich (Fritz) Schwarz.
Blooming Habits:
Yellow flowers, 4 inches in diameter (10 cm), the plant blooms relatively early, when it reaches 5 inches in diameter (12 cm)
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