Echinocereus engelmannii

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinocereus engelmannii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocereus Engelmannii, Lem. (Cereus Engelmannii, Parry). Sts. clustered, cylindrical to ovoid, 4-10 in. high, 1¾-2½ in. diam., light green: ribs 11-13, undulate: radial spines 11-13, somewhat angled, stiff, sharp, straight or somewhat curved, horizontally spreading, the lowest or lower laterals the longest, about ½ in., the upper ones the shortest, whitish with brown tips; centrals 4, stiff, straight, angled, stout, the lowest one deflexed, white to dark-colored, reaching a length of 2½ in., the upper ones about half as long, spreading, brown: fls. lateral, from just below the crown, 1¾-2½ in. long, purple- red: fr. ovoid, green to purple-red, spiny, later naked, about 1 in. diam.; pulp purple-red. Calif. to Utah and south into 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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