Ferocactus schwarzii Cactus Flowers bright yellow with red

Flowers bright yellow with red centers and produced throughout the summer

When young it likes lots of water when actively growing

They produce bright yellow flowers at the end of a long stem

This plant has 7 heads and is well on its way to being an impressive clump

This is a medium size Agave that does well in the ground in zone 8 and above or in a large pot for indoor growers

Ferocactus schwarzii Cactus Flowers bright yellow with redFerocactus schwarzii This is an unusual species of in that it starts out with the dense stout spines you expect from this genus but the older and larger it gets the less spines it has. Or more properly the smaller the spines get until it looks almost spineless in some mature specimens. Like most Barrels it can be a landscape specimen if grown in grown in the appropriate climate but does just fine in a pot in other places. Flowers are bright yellow.