Fishhook Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus wislizeni
A stout barrel ribbed with hooked red spines, leaning south with age and ringed by orange-to-yellow flowers in late summer. Pineapple-scented fruit follows for wildlife.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 11–11 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX