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Escobaria

Culture

This genus is easy to grow and will reward the collector with abundant, colorful blooms. There are many varations of flower colors and spinations especially for Escobaria vivipara and missouriensis which have a gigantic range spanning from Texas to Canada.

Hardiness by species

The genus Escobaria includes species that are very resistant to frost when the plant is kept dry. All of the species below endured -12 for 7 days at my house. 

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Support -20° to -40° depending on origin:

  • Escobaria vivipara

  • Escobaria missouriensis

Support -12°:

  • Escobaria zilziana

  • Escobaria sneedii

  • Escobaria hesteri

  • Escobaria grata

  • Escobaria robbinsorum

Habitat pictures

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