Ferocactus schwarzii Cactus When young it likes lots

When young it likes lots of water when actively growing

Color is also better in cooler weather (that's normal for most Aloe hybrids)

Flowers bright yellow with red centers and produced throughout the summer

Like Ocotillos

Parodia scopa   The plant is round and covered in short white spines

Ferocactus schwarzii Cactus When young it likes lotsFerocactus schwarzii This is an unusual species of in that it starts out with the dense stout spines you expect from this genus but the older and larger it gets the less spines it has. Or more properly the smaller the spines get until it looks almost spineless in some mature specimens. Like most Barrels it can be a landscape specimen if grown in grown in the appropriate climate but does just fine in a pot in other places. Flowers are bright yellow.