cactus

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by jessiehewong, Jul 24, 2011.

  1. jessiehewong

    jessiehewong Active Member

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    I plant cactus indoor in cactus soil.
    It grows well, produced new branches, which I grow into new plants.
    All ok.
    How do I get them to flower?
    I would very much like it to flower.
    thank you.
    jessie
     
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    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    I don't know if this will work for your cactus, but I've been able to get my cactus to bloom by letting it dry out thoroughly first and then resume watering regularly.
     
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    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    Are you sure it is a cactus? People who are not familiar with cacti often mistake thorny plants like Euphorbia for cacti.
    Question 2: is it big enough? Some species (especially among the columnar ones) must be very old/big before they flower.
    I think you should post a picture.
     
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    thank you.
    actually, I don't know yet how to post a picture.
    I will find out.
    Mine is the regular small thorny cactus. I saw there are red flowers in small cactus like mine at the flower shops.
    I will try leaving it dry this time, se what happens.
     

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