Echinocactus ingens

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinocactus ingens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocactus ingens, Zucc. (E. Visnaga. Hook.). Very large (sometimes as much as 10 ft. high and as much in circumference), globose or oblong, purplish toward the top: ribs 8, obtuse, tuberculate: areoles large, distant, with very copious yellowish wool: radial spines 8 or more; central spine solitary; all the spines shaded yellow and red or brownish, straight, rigid, and interwoven: fls. bright yellow, about 3 in. broad. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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