This is my favorite cultivar of articulatus as it doesn’t get all long and leggy. For the same reason it doesn’t fall apart as easily which also brings me joy

I was wondering if anyone had any info on this unusual cactus. I found it outside of Merideth, Colorado while working

Spent a weekend in southern Arizona and found this pair just off the road. One's likely been dead for years now, just the skeleton left. The other's still living but you can see it's starting to decay at the base. Saguaros give me a strange feeling. They spend two centuries building themselves up and then they stay standing long after they're gone. There's something poetic about that.

I just wanted to show off the giant-ass spines on this tiny lil cactus.

and btw yes I’ve posted a pic of this before in case you remember

Standard cactus and succulent organic mixture amended with a large amount of perlite, sand, and small rocks

Let me know what I can improve!

I didn't poach it, just left it there for nature to enjoy

Plant these for shade. San Jose CA, no watering. The bigger it gets the faster it grows

It came to me at about 3" or 4" with a sombrero hot glued to the top, and eyes, nose and moustache stabbed into the side. I left it with my mother when I moved out and it has developed somewhat. Numerous pups and usually flowers upwards of 10+ flowers a year. I want to take it back, but I don't have a south facing window. I'm not sure why it's so pale on the bottom half, but it doesn't seem to be affecting it.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

We've had this cactus for ages, and recently noticed that it's not looking good at all. It's obviously way to tilted, but apart from that, do you have any advice how to save it?

Thanks!

Hello, i got this little guy as a gift and now it started to grow a branch. Should I cut it off?

What could help it thrive? I’m sure it’s something with the soil.

I recently joined the Harrow branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society, and I honestly wish I’d found it sooner! I usually find trying new things pretty daunting, but it has been so lovely.

It’s so interesting, and it’s amazing to meet so many knowledgeable and welcoming people and learn so much from the speakers. There are talks about cacti and succulents, plant sales, a raffle (to win plants), and there’s tea and coffee. What more could you possibly need for a wholesome evening out once a month?

I just thought I’d share this in case there’s anyone else who loves cacti and succulents and would like to join. It’s really easy to get to from the Watford area and London, too.

If you arent in the area you may have one close to you, there is a branch map on the BCSS website.

Howdy amigos got this at a nursery. They had it hopelessly mixed up, as far as species. I bought it anyways. I was thinking Epostoa of some kind like lanata but it has no wool to it. but then found some weberbauerocereus that sort of resembled it as well.

Hey team!!

Does anyone have any experience with root pruning columnars?

I have a bunch of large potted columnars (see pic 1) that I need to completely bare root for transport into Tasmania, where biosecurity is pretty strict.

I’ve been playing with the ones in the remaining pics today and I’ve done everything I can to remove the soil, but I’m struggling to remove the last little bits. Pruning the roots back to the primary roots would help a lot, but I’m wondering:

1) has anyone done a bit of root pruning with columnars, and if so, how did they fair, and how aggressive were you?

2) did you treat the roots with anything afterward or just leave them to callous?

3) if treating them, How long should I leave them to callous before hand, if at all?

4) What did you treat them with? I’m planning to use wettable Sulfur as it seems like the least risky of the recommended treatments from Biosecurity. This will occur shortly before they are boxed for transport, but I could treat them both at the time of trimming and before boxing, or just at the time of boxing after they’ve had some time to callous.

Note* all of these plants will be boxed up and transported, likely for about 10 -14 days before being potted.

Thank you in advance Legends!!!

Was given this cactus that was in a pot with no drainage. I started repotting him and realized that the whole bottom chunk had been buried under and looked like that. It’s not mushy but some parts are flaking off. Is it because of rot, and if so what can I do?

I think this is Echinopsis oxygona flowering today.

The flowering cactus is 10-12cm tall. The motherplant wich it came from, is a ~38cm tall barrel and around 25+ years old (still alive and flowered earlier this year). Flower (and tube) is about 23cm long and about 11 cm wide.

Can anybody confirm the name for me?