r/cactus • • 1h ago

Copiapoa seedlings sown Jan 9 2026

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r/cactus • • 1h ago

Howcome only one of these myrtillos has gone spine-zilla?

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Mr spinalicious is starting to poke his buddies


r/cactus • • 1h ago

This guy started tipping over

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I actually got this as a broken piece from another cactus. I was surprised it rooted, and then it doubled in height. Now all of a sudden it's tipping over. Is it sick or dying? Anything I can do?


r/cactus • • 4h ago

Copiapoa hypogaea

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x Star Wars


r/cactus • • 5h ago

Zigzag cactus leaf snapped

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I was moving my cactus and accidentally broke one of the main leaf that has lots of babies and other bigger leaves stemming from it. What can I do to save it? Is it going to repair itself or that leaf will eventually die off?


r/cactus • • 6h ago

2 weeks old peyote seedling

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r/cactus • • 7h ago

My cactus is full of ants

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You can't see it but it's there, should I be worried?


r/cactus • • 7h ago

Is this a mutation or normal growth?

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My Gymnocalycium mihanovichii 'koi' has produced this weird pup next to the normal orange one. It's almost completely white and looks like a misshapen blob. Is this some kind of genetic mutation or something that normally happens?


r/cactus • • 9h ago

Help identifying this cactus (Asia)

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Could anyone help identify this cactus? Three photos of the same plant. Thanks!


r/cactus • • 10h ago

Escobaria chaffeyi

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r/cactus • • 13h ago

I'm too excited about this. Nothing yesterday to indicate what I was going to be blessed with today!

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r/cactus • • 13h ago

Doubt

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Hello, I hope you’re all doing well. I have a question: I recently acquired a cactus, but I don’t know much about them. It came in a pot that was much too small, so I transplanted it into this one. My concern is whether this pot might be too big—I’ve heard that cacti prefer having their roots quite snug in their containers.


r/cactus • • 13h ago

My boobies are growing! Myrtillocactus geometrizans

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All from Costa Farms at Walmart


r/cactus • • 13h ago

Advice for using Opuntias as grafting root stock

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If anyone has any experience with using Opuntias as root stock, I would love to hear any advice or anecdotes. Since they grow like weeds here in North Texas, I’d really like to use them for less hardy varieties (I am trying my hand at grafting Trichocereus on them).


r/cactus • • 14h ago

Rat Tail Cactus-what’s going on?

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Newer succulent parent here. Any idea(s) of what’s going on with my rat tail cactus? She sits under T5 grow lights and is watered monthly. What am I missing?


r/cactus • • 14h ago

Ayuda con mi cactus! 🙏

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Quiero saber cómo cuidar mejor de mi cactus, creo que por el peso se desprendió esa ramita, aunque ya se me habían desprendió más ramas. Lo pondré en una matera más grande y lei que podía plantar lo que se cayó, sin embargo, de dónde se cayó la rama lo que la estaba sujetando tambien se quedó inclinado, no se si mi cactus está mal, o es normal, últimamente le crecen muchos nuevos fragmentos. Cuando lo compre ya tenía esas partes marrón que se ven en uno de sus tallos, pero no está blando ni nada


r/cactus • • 15h ago

What is this look at the nubs

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It’s adorable


r/cactus • • 15h ago

Peruvian apple/sereus hildmannianus?

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Seen this stand today and my hopefully educated guess is Peruvian apple. Did I do good?


r/cactus • • 16h ago

Scale or fungus?

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I just noticed these spots popping up on my beloved cactus. Any ideas on what this is and how to fix it?


r/cactus • • 16h ago

Is my Ortegocactus developing mealybugs? Or is this just natural wool?

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Question for you guys


r/cactus • • 16h ago

Winter location

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Better sun in this spot over the winter for the potted plants. Normally spread around the main garden in the spring/summer.


r/cactus • • 16h ago

What species of cactus?

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So I've had this guy (named him Pat) for about 3 years. Honestly didn't think i could keep him alive this long, so i never really thought about what he could be until a friend asked me. I tried to look into it, and i was mostly getting different things in the mammillaria genus, but they all look kind of similar to me. I was wondering if anyone could help pinpoint the exact one? I bought him in a grocery store in SW Ohio if that's helpful. Here's a few photos from over the years along with a close up of his stabbers.

Also, any tips on better care for him? He seems to keep leaning towards the sun so i rotate him every so often, but he definitely has a few curves. My sister helped me to prop him up so hopefully that helps. I water him maybe every 6 weeks? I usually just wait until his soil is looking dry, then give him water until the extra drainage from the bottom stops looking so yellow. He's currently a bit over a foot tall from base to tip.

Thanks for any help in advance!


r/cactus • • 17h ago

My fishbone cactus bloomed!

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r/cactus • • 17h ago

This is rot, right?

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just brought my cactus in and noticed this, do I need to chop and prop


r/cactus • • 17h ago

what’s wrong with my christmas cactus?

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