Strawberry Hedgehog

Echinocereus stramineus

Strawberry hedgehog forms big mounds of straw-colored spines topped with magenta flowers and edible, strawberry-like fruit, a showy, heat-loving native cactus.

Family: Cactaceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 0.5–1 ft
Spacing: 2–4 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: April, May
Bloom colors: purple, pink
Wildlife value: pollinators, mammals
Landscape uses: foundation, container
Native states: NM, TX