Claret Cup Cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
Claret cup cactus forms mounds of spiny stems crowned with brilliant scarlet cup flowers that hummingbirds visit, one of the showiest and hardiest native cacti.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AZ, CO, NM, TX, UT