These cacti need full sun, meaning at least six hours of direct sunlight on most days, to grow and flower their best. They can tolerate a bit of shade, but this can reduce flowering. When grown as a houseplant, place your Echinocereus cactus by your brightest window. A west-facing window is best.

Engelmann's Hedgehog cacti grow at a pretty slow pace and form a somewhat open clump of large and spiny stems. The clumps can spread out as large as 3.3 feet (1 m). These clumping columnar cacti produce 3 to 60 branches.

Propagating Echinocereus depends on the plant variety. The clumping variety propagates best by removing offsets. Once you remove the stem, let the cut dry out for a few days before planting in moist cactus soil. Keep it warm and barely moist until it roots.

Hedgehog cacti do best in rocky soil, and are commonly found in desert grasslands, mountain deserts and shrublands as well as tree groves, such as those of the aspen or juniper. The plant can grow in elevations ranging from 3,020 to 7,900 feet. It is usually found within or against various rock formations.. . . . .364011234139!]0000000000000009783314145509!]