How to grow Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus

Full Sun
OR
Partial Sun
Very Low

Can tolerate a very light frost, and intense blazing full sun heat. Needs little moisture, but excellent drainage in order not to get root rot.

How long does Barrel cactus take to grow?

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Barrel cactus Folklore & Trivia

Native peoples frequently boiled the young flowers to eat like cabbage, and prepared the older flowers into a drink.

The pulp of the cactus was at one point widely used to make cactus candy, but due to this overuse of the plant it became endangered, and is now a protected genus in many states.

Other names for Barrel cactus

Ferocactus

Ferocactus Britton & Rose

Footnotes

¹ inaturalist.org/taxa/54454-Ferocactus