Order our limited-edition Texas Native Cacti Collection to experiment with these desert gems in your yard! Texas is home to a treasure-trove of fascinating cacti, and the cold hardiness of many species from West Texas and the Southwest exceeds what one might expect. This resilience likely stems from their genetic adaptation from many thousands of years ago when the region was much colder.

Not only do cold-hardy cacti bring a fascinating botanical element to your xeric garden, but they offer tremendously important nectar sources for pollinating insects early in the spring before other plants bloom. Take the time to observe your cacti in flower and you will see the flowers alive with native bees and tiny pollinating wasps in all shapes, colors, and sizes.

The seeds for these cacti selections were gathered by Jeff Thompson, Steven Brack, and Horst Kunzler, friends of David Salman. They were cultivated by Tim Hanis, a renowned seed collector specializing in unique and rare cacti, succulents, and perennials. Tim began growing western native plants in the mid-1990s and started collecting seeds for High Country Gardens in the early 2000s. Tim has spent years sustainably propagating and growing the cacti in this collection.

	Name	Collection Details	Description	Form
	Echinocereus adustus (Adastus Kingcup Cactus)	West Texas Horst Kunzler	Zone 7 - Mainly single stems with tighter hugging spines, some developing longer single centrals with time. Medium pink flowers in mid to late spring.	H: 6-10" tall W: 3" wide stem Clumper
	Echinocereus reichenbachii v. caespitosus (Lace Hedgehog Cactus)	Kimble County, Texas Steven Brack	Zone 6 -Thick brilliant white spines, with shorter more round stems. Large pink flowers with white centers in mid spring.	H: 6-10" tall W: 3" wide stem Clumper
	Echinocereus coccineus ssp. Paucispinus 'The Sumo Coccineus' (Few-Spined Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus)	Terril County, Texas Jeff Thompson	Zone 5b/6 - Large flabby stems, with dark to lighter spines. Nice sized orange red trumpet flowers in spring.	H: 15" tall W: 4" wide stem Clumper
	Echinocereus viridiflorus v. corellii (Golden Spine Hedgehog Cactus)	Brewster County, Texas	Zone 7 - A rare subspecies of viridiflorus and sometimes grouped under chloranthus. Spines are bright gold and flowers are yellow to gold-green and bloom in early spring.	H: 4-6" tall W: 3" wide stem Clumper
	Echinocereus perbellus (Lace Cactus)	Howard County, Texas Steven Brack	Zone 6 - Large thick girthed stems in lots of spine colors. Weird knobby clumpers with large pink flowers with white centers in mid spring.	H: 4-6" tall W: 4" wide stem Clumper