The name "gracilis" is latin and means "tender" or "slim" and refers to the slender columns FEROCACTUS GRACILIS builds up.
This Ferocactus grows in the middle part of BAJA CALIFORNIA from the SIERRA SAN MIGUEL and SIERRA SAN PIEDRO MÁRTIR down to the south near the village JARAGUAY at CATAVIUA and PUNTA PRIETA.
They grow near the coast in sandy plains up to the mountains in 1300 m on rocky soil.
They grow together with IDRIA COLUMNARIS and thus have a similar resistance against drought and high temperature.
I cultivate it like other Ferocacti but water it less often as them. I have planted my FEROCACTUS GRACILIS in pure GRANITE so that the water may run off very quickly.
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