SF380 Blue Barrel ( Ferocactus glaucescens )
An excellent indoor pottted cacti. A smallish cactus that forms a usually solitary, bluish green, deeply ridged, robust and thick stem to about 20 inches tall and almost 20 inches wide, giving it a barrel look when mature. It is fiercely armed with small clusters of showy, broad, yellowish spines and has yellow flowers.
It is native to dry juniper woodlands in central Mexico. It is a robust and easy to grow cactus for desert regions and also makes a very attractive potted plant.
The flower is lemon yellow, funnel-shaped and up to 1.6 inches in diameter.
Zone 9b and higher outside, widely grown inside.
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