Echinocereus coccineus

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Echinocereus coccineus
Claret Cup Cactus; Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus; Mexican Claret Cup Cactus

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DERIVATION

Echinocereus	- From the Greek echinos, (porcupine) and cereus, referring to the shape of the floral tube
coccineus	- crimson, scarlet, coccineus (the dye produced from galls on Quercus coccifera)

FAMILY

Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Other Plants in the Cactus Family

HABIT

Cactus/succulent

GROWTH FORM

Clump-forming

RANGE

SW United States, N Mexico

FLOWERS

Orange;red (To )

FRUIT

Green;yellow;red (Greenish to;yellowish-pinkish;tinged)

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 9 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Well Drained Soils

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Claret Cup Cactus | Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus | Mexican Claret Cup Cactus

Location Map for Echinocereus coccineus (Claret Cup Cactus; Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus; Mexican Claret Cup Cactus) - 9 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Echinocereus coccineus: More Locations
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Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	023799*1	2002	Dryland Mesa
2	041819*1	2004	Sacred Earth
3	071002*1	2007	Conservation Garden
4	071532*1	2007	Conservation Garden
5	071532*2	2007	Rock Alpine Garden
No Map	142623*1	2014	Greenhouse
6	163039*1	2016	Steppe Garden
7	193084*1	2019	Mordecai Childrens G
8	193084*2	2019	Mordecai Childrens G
9	212064*1	2021	Cactus & Succulent House
No Map	221252*1	2022	Sacred Earth

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FLOWERING:
When Echinocereus coccineus has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2014

2005

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