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title: "dumb question: do cacti really grow from the top? He looks taller…"
description: "dumb question: do cacti really grow from the top? He looks taller than when i saw him last but would have thought they grow from the opposite direction. just…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/6580e94c52cec0a884fca99e"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "emma 🪴🌞"
published: "2023-12-19T00:52:28.185Z"
language: "en"
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# dumb question: do cacti really grow from the top? He looks taller…

_Posted by emma 🪴🌞 on 2023-12-19_

dumb question: do cacti really grow from the top? He looks taller than when i saw him last but would have thought they grow from the opposite direction. just wondering 😊

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## 1 comment

### Sam commented on 2023-12-19

yeah they do when it grows you can see that the new growth on the top is lighter than the rest

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