SucculentsSan Pedro Cactus
Echinopsis pachanoi
San Pedro Cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi) is a succulent, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 0.3-24 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 0.3-24 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Pests, Rabbits
- Native to
- Peru to West Central & Southern Brazil and North Argentina
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — San Pedro Cactus is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), 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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