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title: "Hello lovely people. Can somebody please help me with identifying…"
description: "Hello lovely people. Can somebody please help me with identifying this spiky specimen? Not having any luck with the app or google etc."
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Alfie’s garden"
published: "2026-10-28T23:55:24.703583Z"
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# Hello lovely people. Can somebody please help me with identifying…

_Posted by Alfie’s garden on 2026-10-28_

Hello lovely people. Can somebody please help me with identifying this spiky specimen? Not having any luck with the app or google etc.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zhRBv-INRWk0MdpK4xh08J7hPi5195czFvX317P70JU/YZNNMTK1x-ZWVar0vnWQw.webp?size=large)

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## 4 comments

### Juliet commented on 2026-10-30

It could be a Ferocactus Glaucescens

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3k4zEilPfgKXsCubB5uEXdhmfF2_IGYoooFkD4DE8Yc/v0jEqvzX7gbAzAOBD_rNe.webp?size=large)

#### Alfie’s garden replied on 2026-10-31

Hi Juliet, thx for your reply. It does look like that it is it or very similar to yours. How big is it?  
The colour is what put me off on this one as all my cacti are roughly the same colour as yours. This little 5” pup came from main plant of the same colour. I’m pretty new to the wonderful world of cacti and all info is great. Has yours flowered?

#### Alfie’s garden replied on 2026-10-31

Oh sorry, do you know the common name for it?

### Juliet commented on 2026-11-01

The web says the common name is blue barrel cactus though I’m not sure that’s correct. Mine is 4” by 4”. It hasn’t flowered in the last year, nor has it grown much. But it has a nice rich green color and is sturdy so I assume it’s healthy. I bought it from a fantastic cactus farm about a year ago.

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