Blue golden barrel cactus, Ferocactus glaucescens, blue barre Concinnus General care information

General care information

It is hardy to roughly −5 °F (−21 °C)

Plants may form thickets or be spaced at a few times their width in "gardens"

Originally described as Cactus latispinus in 1824 by English naturalist Adrian Hardy Haworth

Blue golden barrel cactus, Ferocactus glaucescens, blue barre Concinnus General care informationPlants are slow growing to start, but are easy to grow and require little care once they have reached a nice flowering size. F. glaucescens is suited for any rich, well drained soil in full sun, through out the year. Pot culture: It grows best in a fairly roomy, well drained container filled with a porous cactus soil mixture that doesn't contain too much humus. A wet cactus in the sun light can cause sun burning which can lead to scars, or even fungal