Hello everybody!
I need some help identifying these two cacti, please. They are both gifts. None of them has flowered so far.
Best regards and thanks,
Cactus ID help
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Re: Cactus ID help
First one is an echinopsis.... who knows?! It could be a species (oxygona) or more likely a hybrid. Either way it should have lovely flowers when it decides to produce them.
The second is mammillaria vetula gracilis cv. Arizona snowcap. It is looking a little stretched and might bebefit from a bit more sunlight to make future growth more compact.
The second is mammillaria vetula gracilis cv. Arizona snowcap. It is looking a little stretched and might bebefit from a bit more sunlight to make future growth more compact.
Re: Cactus ID help
Thanks for the quick reply. The mammillaria has indeed been growing inside, near a south facing window, and has not been moved outside until a month ago. There it did get direct sunlight only for a couple of hours a day, and only in Spring. I hope that now that it is growing in full sun all year around, it will get more compact. The tips are already showing a less stretched and wider growth.
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No problem, I thought the ends of the stems looked better than the rest of it.
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Re: Cactus ID help
The dense white spiny growth at the tips is healthy, and more attractive too. Pups can easily be rooted to grow a new more compact plant.
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Re: Cactus ID help
Thanks! I will do so as soon as it grows a healthy offset.