Othonna lobata hybrid purple-red your Elephant's Trunk plant is

your  Elephant's Trunk plant is typically suitable for growing in USDA zones 10-12

the claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) is a cold hardy hedgehog cactus native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico

Like most desert cacti

consider planting them indoors

individual stems 40-50 mm in diameter

Othonna lobata hybrid purple-red your Elephant's Trunk plant isOthonna lobata hybrid Origin and habitat: Othonna lobata occurs in from Namaqualand and the Cederberg to the western parts of the Little Karoo, as well as parts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Habitat and ecology: This species grows in full sun in sandy soil, often on rocky outcrops and on clay with surface quartz. Flowers from winter to spring. The species is not considered threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century. It is a low,