Ferocactus, a ribbed, spiny, barrel-shaped cactus that is slow-growing but long-lived. It germinates usually within a couple of weeks, but may take over a month.

A small barrel-type cactus was the first houseplant I ever had. It was a gift from a family friend. I was about 10 years old and wasn’t sure of the meaning of the gift. Was I perceived as a spiny or a ...

Finally, the worries are over — it's time for you and your littlest to make a simple, cute craft that will allow them to warm up to a cactus without the concern of getting a spiny surprise.

He said a really spiny cactus like the one he was working with will still poke through gloves, thus the tongs. Once he carefully pulled the plant out of its pink pot, he saw that it was, indeed ...

Why your cactus gets the monsoon blues A spiny plant, cactus is a low-maintenance one...until you let excess water in Ekta Chaudhary Updated on: 10 Jun 2025, 12:30 am ...

Without a pot to grab, use a fan belt to move large barrel cactus with their significant weight and wicked spines.

Peninsular bighorn sheep can get water from cacti, splitting the spiny barrel cactus with their horns and eating its watery insides. But thanks to sprawl and agribusiness, both sheep and succulent are ...

We asked multiple plant and medical experts for tips on how to remove cactus needles and other cactus splinters, with or without tweezers.

If your garden vision includes a spiny and beautiful cactus, consider the Golden Barrel Cactus for a long and interesting presence in your landscape.