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title: "Sooo I had a moon cactus. The top part died, I literally don’t know…"
description: "Sooo I had a moon cactus. The top part died, I literally don’t know why. And now it’s been doing this for several months. What the heck do I do 🤣"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Belladonna"
published: "2024-09-15T23:23:03.665711Z"
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# Sooo I had a moon cactus. The top part died, I literally don’t know…

_Posted by Belladonna on 2024-09-15_

Sooo I had a moon cactus. The top part died, I literally don’t know why. And now it’s been doing this for several months. What the heck do I do 🤣

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9X7mgCCsc1M9KXR3fDfOf3TpchdjYiYBw59Lhcp_1Dk/hMXmbgYbRcWLKjer0W-JiA.webp?size=large)

## 12 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-09-16

the moon cactus is grafted onto a host, in this case a dragonfruit cactus. this is just what they do 😂

#### Belladonna replied on 2024-09-16

So this is a dragon fruit cactus? What do I do with…this thing🤣 do I try to grow it? If so, how?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-16

it’s growing! shes already doing her thing. they like briiiiiight briiiight light. it’ll be a while before she’s aesthetically pleasing, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😅

#### Belladonna replied on 2024-09-16

So it’s just gonna grow sideways like that? Should I move it to another pot so its roots can at least get into some soil??

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-16

you could pop that off and get it a new pot, sure — but it’s going to pretty much just look like this 😂 they really need to be outdoors to reach their full potential.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-16

it will send out more branches too — from the host and from the new arm

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### Ezzeldin Yaqoub commented on 2024-09-17

My dragon fruit cactus grew very rapidly after the top cactus got removed.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/H_R84YVsTtGZR8Y3e9E1fA.webp?size=large)

#### Hens and chicks replied on 2024-10-16

How long did it take for it to grow the arms?

#### Ezzeldin Yaqoub replied on 2024-10-16

It took less than three months to look like this.

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