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title: "Can anyone help me identify what this cactus is? X"
description: "Can anyone help me identify what this cactus is? X"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/6498448310877ccd5008a5b5"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Katja"
published: "2023-06-25T13:43:31.821Z"
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# Can anyone help me identify what this cactus is? X

_Posted by Katja on 2023-06-25_

Can anyone help me identify what this cactus is? X

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## 5 comments

### TheCatOfSauron commented on 2023-06-25

It might be a cereus forbesii monstrose or “Ming thing”

### Edward commented on 2023-06-25

I have that same one!! Every angle I scan it Planta tells me it’s a “blue candle cactus.” Not sure if that’s right, so I’d like to know as well!

#### Edward replied on 2023-06-29

I know. I looked up Ming thing and it’s a mutation of a blue candle so it solved that.

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2023-06-25

Been through this with this plant and Planta. I vote Ming Thing, as well. After getting mixed up on species in Planta, if I know the species and it’s not in here, I’ll just add it as “cactus” and set my own water reminder after reading what, for example, Mountain Crest Gardens suggests for water.

### Green thumb commented on 2023-06-27

Definitely Ming thing!

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