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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Lace Cactus
  • Alicoche
  • Lace hedgehog cactus
  • Purple candle

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Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-03
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-04-22
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2020-04-22
in habitat, should be E. reichenbachii ssp. caespitosus
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2020-04-22
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. caespitosus growing in situ
Location: Boerne, Texas 
Date: 3/19/21
New growth and close up of spines. Photo stack for multiple focal
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-22
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Location: Enchanted Rock Park, TX
Date: 2005-05-16
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Location: Hunt, TX
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2005-04-27
Location: m
Date: April 15, 2012
Lace Cactus
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-01-07
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2012-07-23
Location: San Antonio TX
Date: April 2017
Location: From my  colection. Poland.
Echinocereus reichenbachii Oklahoma
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: May 2010
Lace Cactus
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2010
Little plant with big flowers.
Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: From my  colection. Poland.
Echinocereus reichenbachii Oklahoma
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2013-09-16
Called 'cob cactus' locally.
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2010
Extreme close up.
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2010
The lovely flower.
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2010
Plant with bloom.

Date: 2020-02-26
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-06-19
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: N. E. Medina Co., Texas
Date: April 29, 2013
Lace Cactus with 2 flowers
Location: US Botanical Gardens, Washingron DC, US
Date: 2020-02-01
Lace hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii)
Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16
Location: Tabby's Garden
Date: 2012-05-17
Purchased at Timberline Gardens, Arvada, Co.
Location: Hunt, TX
Location: Hunt, TX
Location: From my  colection. Poland.
Echinocereus reichenbachii Oklahoma
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: MOBOT -   St Louis
Date: 2013-02-25
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-06-21

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