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Blue Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus glaucescens · Cactaceae

A handsome barrel cactus with a powdery blue-green ribbed body armed with golden-yellow spines, opening a ring of pale yellow flowers at its crown in summer. A striking, slow sculptural specimen.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Succulent & Cactus
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Drought-Tolerant
  • Soil
    Sandy Soil, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Arid & Semi-Arid, Mediterranean, Warm Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Tender
  • Mature size
    0.5 m H × 0.5 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen, Silver / Grey Foliage
  • Flowering
    Summer Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Slow-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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