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title: "I’ve had this cactus for a couple years now and it is doing fine but…"
description: "I’ve had this cactus for a couple years now and it is doing fine but just doesn’t seem to be growing much at all ? Are these generally very slow growth plants?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Plantmom"
published: "2025-02-16T16:20:23.044687Z"
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# I’ve had this cactus for a couple years now and it is doing fine but…

_Posted by Plantmom on 2025-02-16_

I’ve had this cactus for a couple years now and it is doing fine but just doesn’t seem to be growing much at all ? Are these generally very slow growth plants?

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## 8 comments

### Bebe🌵🤍 commented on 2025-02-16

Could be rootbound! When plants become rootbound they don’t always die. Sometimes they’ll just stop growing

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-02-16

I have one from IKEA in a 2” pot and it hasn’t grown much in a year. It probably needs a bigger pot but I love the tiny one it came in.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JhJVL2SxRSX1JVLqRmRpw1IVPbnimBSWR7NamxzVK_g/3yTsvBy7QtmeQbZsWjy8_A.webp?size=large)

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### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-02-16

I find them to be slow growers without a ton of light. I have mine under a pretty strong grow light + it gets some full sun. It periodically blooms :)

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### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-02-17

Okay, maybe mine has grown a bit since giving it a bigger pot. Really, I used to stress over these so much because they can look healthy but seem semi-dormant. The culprit was me who kept moving it around :/

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#### DanishGramma replied on 2025-02-17

I had to go back and look at the pictures of mine too lol

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-02-17

Better photo lol. Pink buds are trying to happen 🙂

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/ShjO6RSwQ3WeRoealxyHGQ.webp?size=large)

#### Plantmom replied on 2025-02-18

Wow this is awesome!! How did you get it to flower?

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2025-02-19

Strong grow lights, but I had a few others bloom in full June sun. The main key is don’t move it around; ignore it, as well :) Oh and this is happening today!

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