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title: "Oh hi, little friend. Don't tell Lithops, but I might love…"
description: "Oh hi, little friend. Don't tell Lithops, but I might love Astrophytum flowers the most. This newbie has a little sag, so I tossed the coin on \"too much or not…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/2BFVC3Kq99fjUSazSMkhPX"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Dave_opuntiaface"
published: "2025-08-02T02:23:35.999119Z"
language: "en"
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# Oh hi, little friend. Don't tell Lithops, but I might love…

_Posted by Dave\_opuntiaface on 2025-08-02_

Oh hi, little friend. Don't tell Lithops, but I might love Astrophytum flowers the most. This newbie has a little sag, so I tossed the coin on "too much or not enough water" and gave it a good soak. It's potted in my newest recipe, a smidgen of coco coir, and a mix of pumice, clay pebbles and zeolite bits, so I bottom-water (fingers crossed on the theories presented in the last sentence). Ps Zeolite is used in aquariums, but the supposed pros of using it fall in line with the promises of lava/clay bits/akadama (moisture maintenance, reduction of bugs, heat control). Fingers crossed.

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## 1 comment

### Carolinagreenthumb commented on 2025-08-02

Are those fuzzy little things all over going to be flowers? I w never ventured into this species of plants. And have no idea the difference between a cactus and a succulent.

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