My bear paw cactus just bloomed for the first time this week! 😆 Thought I should share for anyone else curious about what the blooms look like. Mine have a bit of a pinky apricot tinge to the tips of the petals, which might be from the grow light mine’s been under, but I’ve seen online that the flowers can be a light buttery yellow or a light cherry blossom pink.
Cute!
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Oh wow 🤩 something to look fwd to!! Enjoy her!!
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Me too! Mine is pretty small though so not sure when I’ll see the first bloom. But good to know what I can look forward to 😊
2 Mi piace I’ve had mine for about a year now, but I bought it when it was pretty mature, probably at least 8-12 months old then, so I’d say it probably needs to be at least a year old to be mature enough to bloom. Mine started flowering after I tested letting it dry out a little longer and moving it to the grow light after spending most of its time in a south-facing windowsill. This is how big she was when I got her vs. how big she is now (right before she started blooming). I believe the biggest factors to getting one to bloom is age, not size, and having a change in light, fertilizer, or watering to trigger the start of the flowering process.
Congratulations!
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