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title: "ID help please. The first picture is from 4 years ago when I first…"
description: "ID help please. The first picture is from 4 years ago when I first got it. Planta ID’ed it as a balloon cactus. At the time, it did look like it, but not as…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "LisaMB"
published: "2026-06-02T13:38:56.333391Z"
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# ID help please. The first picture is from 4 years ago when I first…

_Posted by LisaMB on 2026-06-02_

ID help please. The first picture is from 4 years ago when I first got it. Planta ID’ed it as a balloon cactus. At the time, it did look like it, but not as much anymore. AI says it’s either a blue torch or woolly torch, but I don’t think it’s either of those. Someone on Reddit suggested a parodia warasii, which is a possibility. TIA

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## 1 comment

### Christina commented on 2026-06-02

Pilosocereus hermii maybe?

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