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title: "Here is my ‘Ming Thing’ cactus. This arrived with a couple other sad…"
description: "Here is my ‘Ming Thing’ cactus. This arrived with a couple other sad plants (including my pink phal orchid and my elephant bush that was literally just a dead…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "eatyacarbs"
published: "2024-08-01T15:24:48.613142Z"
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# Here is my ‘Ming Thing’ cactus. This arrived with a couple other sad…

_Posted by eatyacarbs on 2024-08-01_

Here is my ‘Ming Thing’ cactus. This arrived with a couple other sad plants (including my pink phal orchid and my elephant bush that was literally just a dead stick with three leaves) from my mom’s neighbor who passed.

When I say I have personally neglected this plant \*COMPLETELY\* for the last 4 years I really mean it. It’s been shuffled around relatively dark corners and watered \*maybe\* 4 times in 4 years — ineffectually as it was in super sad, hydrophobic, spent soil. 😅

Well…it has survived this total neglect — and a fall —so today I decided to give it a new pot and fresh substrate.

These are slow growers, basically living sculptures…so this is it 🤷 Certainly resilient. Certainly a survivor. Certainly a bit boring…but hey, it’s come this far.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/437cvweqbki9dm3WGwIgPKYbWJm3edDRYD1cwUaz2Sw/TVROJHoFSACYwxr4aXFwrA.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Heather B commented on 2024-08-02

I think it’s incredibly cool! And such a determined little plant deserves all the love and respect.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-02

so determined! 💚

#### Heather B replied on 2024-08-02

I think I want one now!

### Lali commented on 2024-08-02

That’s fabulous. It just needed some TLC 💚. Cute plant. 😊

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