Plants, Flowers
& Cactus
CLARET CUP
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
CLARET CUP
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
One of the most attractive hedgehog cacti is the claret cup, which grows
in clumps as much as 3–4 feet across but usually smaller. The
bright red-orange flowers often cover the whole plant, which is cylindrical
and low-growing, often hugging up against some larger plant. The numerous
flowers grow at the top of the stems, all about the same height, giving
a full view of all the flowers at one glance. They last for several
days. The flowers vary slightly in color as a result of soil type or
genetic differences.
Among the most beautiful cacti; large plants with many stems in full
flower make breathtaking mounds of scarlet. Stems are highly variable,
often with two strikingly different forms growing in the same area.
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