Nylon Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Nylon hedgehog is a small, cold-hardy cactus of the high plains with unusual lemon-scented green-yellow flowers, tough enough for rock gardens far north of the desert.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY
Related native plants
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- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)
- Claretcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
- Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus coccineus)
- Texas Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus)
- Pitaya (Echinocereus enneacanthus)
- Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus stramineus)