SucculentsGolden Barrel Cactus
Echinocactus grusonii
Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 10-11. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect yellow, pink and purple blooms in summer. It stands up well to drought, dry soil and heat.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pink, Purple
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Heat
- Native to
- SW USA and Mexico
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Golden Barrel Cactus is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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