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title: "Was given as a gift almost a year ago but little to no signs of…"
description: "Was given as a gift almost a year ago but little to no signs of growth. Been sitting in a small see through plastic cup with lecca. Wasn’t really sure what to…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Ant"
published: "2026-07-25T07:44:37.996639Z"
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# Was given as a gift almost a year ago but little to no signs of…

_Posted by Ant on 2026-07-25_

Was given as a gift almost a year ago but little to no signs of growth. Been sitting in a small see through plastic cup with lecca. Wasn’t really sure what to put it in. Also barely water it, I just leave a small pool of water at the bottom and takes about a week and a half for it to go down so I only refill maybe every other week. This clipping came off of a huge cactus that grew up the side of a classroom wall.

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## 1 comment

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-25

it's looking for soil!!!!! cactuses do not do well in semi hydro. ever. all those stringy things are roots. it needs soil.

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