General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Endangered: Considered to be of conservation concern.

Common names
  • Blaine's Fishhook Cactus
  • Blaine's Little Barrel Cactus
  • Blaine's Pincushion
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sclerocactus blainei
  • Synonym: Sclerocactus spinosior subsp. blainei

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