Xerophyte

Description

Ferocactus schwarziiSN|14457]]SN|14457]] is a solitary slow growing barrel cactus that becomes nearly spineless when old making it a handsome plant. At a first glance the mature specimens looks more like a Echinocactus than a Ferocactus.

Note

The particular characteristic of this species is that the number of spines decrease as the plant ages.

Flowers

Yellow 10 cm in diameter.

Blooming Season

This species blooms relatively early, when it reaches 12 cm in diameter.

Spines

Younger plants have usually 4 to 5 (or more) gold coloured spines. As they age the number of spines decreases to 0-2. The spines are needle-like, and are different than of most Ferocactus.

Stem

Deeply grooved and bright green, up to 80 cm tall, 50 cm in diameter