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title: "This bishops cap cactus I own has not grown for many months. I have a…"
description: "This bishops cap cactus I own has not grown for many months. I have a feeling something is wrong but I can’t be sure - is it being eaten away bottom up by…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64e90bd982ca6f8c3c6533ac"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Allen"
published: "2023-08-25T20:15:21.137Z"
language: "en"
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# This bishops cap cactus I own has not grown for many months. I have a…

_Posted by Allen on 2023-08-25_

This bishops cap cactus I own has not grown for many months. I have a feeling something is wrong but I can’t be sure - is it being eaten away bottom up by mealybugs?

Is it still salvageable at this point?

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## 3 comments

### - Wolfie - commented on 2023-08-26

I think so, pink the leaves off and add cinnamon or some type of spice pant anti-something \*I forgot words today\* hopefully the leaves will prop and grow back

#### Pliny the Elder replied on 2023-09-01

?

There aren’t any leaves on a bishop cap cactus.

#### - Wolfie - replied on 2023-09-01

My mind wasn’t working at that moment sorry, it was late at night.

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