Echinocactus — Houseplants
Echinocactus
Full sun, light watering — indoors or out in high summer.
- Plant out
- Apr
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H1c
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 10–50 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Safe around pets
Growing notes
Grows to 0.1-0.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower Jun-Aug.
Safe around pets
Barrel cactus is not poisonous, but the long sharp spines can give a deep puncture, so keep it off paths and away from toddlers.
→ NHS 111, or your GP.