Identification: Cactus identification

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  1. mpounsett

    mpounsett Member

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    Hi
    Could anyone please identify this cactus for my partner? It has suddenly grown a huge extension over the past three weeks and wondered if this was normal

    Many thanks

    Mark
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Probably a Haworthia - a succulent, (as is a cactus) but not a cactus. Cacti never produce rosettes of pointed leaves.
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    If I'm not mistaken that long shoot signals a blossom. It must be very happy. Barb
     
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    Many thanks all for the information
     
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  6. SusanDunlap

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    It is a Haworthia. H's. have triangular leaves, not angular as do Leuchtenbergia (a single species genus).
     
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