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title: "What happened to my cactus?? I put him outside for 2 days and he’s…"
description: "What happened to my cactus?? I put him outside for 2 days and he’s covered in white/yellow dust looking powder. It’s not showing well in the photo but he looks…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64dbf0a98bc4836c15f56b98"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "emma 🪴🌞"
published: "2023-08-15T21:39:53.574Z"
language: "en"
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# What happened to my cactus?? I put him outside for 2 days and he’s…

_Posted by emma 🪴🌞 on 2023-08-15_

What happened to my cactus?? I put him outside for 2 days and he’s covered in white/yellow dust looking powder. It’s not showing well in the photo but he looks very dirty. and at the top it looks super pale and crusty.

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## 3 comments

### Anya commented on 2023-08-15

It’s probably burnt. Without being properly acclimated, plants that are placed outside can easily burn

#### emma 🪴🌞 replied on 2023-08-15

oh man is there anything i can do to save him or is the damage done

### SDH commented on 2023-08-16

Could it be pollen?

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