General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: Up to 14 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Brown
Pink
White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
3"-4"
4"-5"
5"-6"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
Image
Common names
  • Comb Hedgehog
  • Lace Cactus
  • Coahulla Lace Cactus
  • Alicoche
  • Rainbow Cactus

Photo Gallery
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2019-05-11
brag table plant, San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society, May 201
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2019-05-11
close-up top view of flowers; brag table plant, San Diego Cactus
Location: At a Cactus and Succulent show
Date: Apr 4, 2009 10:24 AM
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2010-06-06
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Jan 11, 2022 9:17 PM concerning plant:
    Range: Central and southern Arizona to western Texas; Northern Mexico. Additional info: the banded colors of spines explain the name "rainbow". The strikingly beautiful flowers seem far too large for the plant.

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