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Escobaria hesteri (Hester's Foxtail Cactus)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 502449



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Escobaria
Species: Escobaria hesteri
 
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  • Cacti
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  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
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  • Partial Shade
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  • Well-drained
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  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
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  • Pink
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süleyman (361) wrote on Nov 16 2009
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USA - Texas, Brewster County.
Synonymes: Coryphantha hesteri, Mammillaria hesteri.
Frost Tolerance: Hardy to -10 C.
Encounterability: Unusual in collections
Rot prone, keep dry in winter.


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Other names for this plant:
Coryphantha hesteri
Mammillaria hesteri



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