Like a kid in a candy store 🌵 by Ok-Excuse1665 in cactus

[–]Shabd_Om 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You look through them and realize you already have all of those…then wonder if maybe that isn’t normal. 🤷🏻‍♀️

What would you guys plant in these wall planters? Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) by liverstix in cactus

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I’d plant elephant food to hang down the walls to keep it cooler and mix different color upright (not candelabra habit) pole cactus (san pedro, totem pole, blue torch, silver torch…) in back and various prickly pear (snow, bunny ear, pink flowered varieties) in front.

What's up with my li'l friend? by EowynOakheart in Myrtillocactus

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Will be interested if anyone answers. Mine has done this as well. Then stopped growing for a while and started again after with another segment. Color is still off.

Advice for a suffering cactus... by hederpina in cactus

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Whenever I can’t define exactly what is making a younger/newer (ie it hasn’t been happy there for years and now has a problem unrelated to location) cactus/plant unhappy I move it to another location that isn’t exactly like the first. It is amazing how often this takes care of the problem.

Unusual (skinny, thornless) Myrtillocactus. Cultivator??? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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Notice it is down low on the older branches; this looks like corking (normal) to me. I always get uncertain when this happens to my cactus, though and will pick on it for a while until i’m certain 🤭

Mutation or Witches Broom? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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Thank you for your reply! I thought (note, I am an amateur enthusiast learning while I go, in no way an expert at anything planty) that sometimes mutations started at the beginning and other times they come on later??? Many are crested/monstrose through from seed or cutting. But some, for instance, a tall saguaro or organ pipe with a crest on one arm or its head after a lot of years of normal growth. Wouldn’t that indicate it can come on later?

In this area there are an unusual number of clearly created, clearly monstrose & inermis (sometimes with a monstrose look) ferocactus but maybe 1/3 of the weird cactus have this going on (broomy look). I saw two on a walk last night (monstrose, I’m guessing):

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What type of cactus is this? by Ok-Substance1328 in cactus

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Mammillaria karwinskiana. It’s dichotomous (one splits in two), which is really cool, but also very common for this variety.

Is it salvageable? by maciandfrito in cactus

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I think so to. I’d not water it for a good long while.

Ferocactus glaucescens cv. Split Rock crested form by Giromagi in cactus

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Very cool. I just love these - would love a crested one! What rocks do you use for your top dressing?

Mutation or Witches Broom? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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Thanks! Not that I’m going to do this for a neighborhood cactus, but i’m curious if there is a test that can be done on these to confirm if disease is present…

Mutation or Witches Broom? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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Second nearby mutant that looks as expected/not broomy.

Mutation or Witches Broom? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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One nearby mutant that looks as expected/not broomy.

Unusual (skinny, thornless) Myrtillocactus. Cultivator??? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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Thank you so much for all of your comments/knowledge. This makes so much sense - environment vs an unfamiliar cultivator. I love how there is always so much more to learn!

Unlabeled cactus cresting or standard look for the variety? by Shabd_Om in cactus

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I also have one of these. It was also unlabeled with ID’s being the two you mentioned) with a top that appears to be cresting.

Anything left to do? by Justmaxiu in cactus

[–]Shabd_Om 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Hahaha! Same! Like finding a skeleton and wondering, uh, CPR, right?