Wolverine Barrel

FEROCACTUS EMORYI
SUBSPECIES RECTISPINUS

Fero from Greek meaning "fierce"

The newest addition to the Death Valley Shack collection.
The barrel cactus is 8" wide with 4" spines and planted in a 10" pot.

Always cylindrical or barrel shaped and are usually among the largest cacti of the North American deserts. All members of the barrel family have prominent ribs and are fiercely armed with heavy spines. In some species, one or more central spines are curved like a fishhook, accounting for the common name Fishhook Barrel Cactus. The younger plants of the Emoryi cactus have colored spines, often a purple hue, and very few that are strongly crosshatched ridges. The very long central spines are only slightly flat and not hooked. Growing at an elevation of 1,500 to 3,500 feet in the Sonoran Desert of Pima and Yuma counties of Arizona, as well as down south into Mexico. Reaching a height of 8 feet and flowering in July and August with yellow, orange, or maroon flowers.

New Stunning Barrel

This is quite the new barrel cactus for my collection. I purchased it from Luther of Kara Nursery at a sale held at Portland Nursery during the weekend of July 16th to the 18th by the Oregon Cactus and Succulent Society . Planted in a 10" pot and its about 8" across and about 14" tall. Has a beautiful blue-green cast with golden needles. Luther had no idea what genus or species it is and I'm looking through all my books, not having much luck. It will be great to find out the actual genus someday.