Echinocereus scheeri

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinocereus scheeri in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocereus Scheeri, Lem. (Cereus Scheeri, Salm-Dyck). Branching freely from the base of the st. and forming dense clusters: branches upright or ascending, about 8 in. long by 1 in. diam., slightly tapering toward the apex, dark green: ribs 8-9, straight or sometimes inclined to spiral, separated above by sharp grooves which become flattened toward the base, low arched: areoles little more than ¼ in. apart, round, yellowish white: radial spines 7-9, spreading, needle-like, the under pair the longest, about ¼-⅜ in. long, white with yellowish bases: centrals 3, the lower the longest, about ⅜ in., red with brown bases; later all the spines become gray: fls. red, from the upper part of the st., about 5 in. long; ovary and tube bracteate and furnished with abundance of wool and spines. Mex. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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