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title: "I could use some advice!! My sister got this cactus a few years ago…"
description: "I could use some advice!! My sister got this cactus a few years ago and she has been able to keep it alive but gave it to me to care for since it’s in pretty…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Tessa"
published: "2026-02-27T00:09:55.126783Z"
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# I could use some advice!! My sister got this cactus a few years ago…

_Posted by Tessa on 2026-02-27_

I could use some advice!! My sister got this cactus a few years ago and she has been able to keep it alive but gave it to me to care for since it’s in pretty poor condition. Fairly certain it’s a Peruvian old lady, it did come with 3 fake flowers hot glued to it, and it’s slowly falling apart. Can I take the piece that fell off and propagate it? Can I save it? It looks like it’s been overwatered and underwatered repeatedly. It’s down to one stem at this point and I don’t want it to die! Help would be appreciated!!

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## 2 comments

### Tessa commented on 2026-02-27

Well never mind the stem that came off. I turned around to find some soil for it and my kitten jumped in and stole the stem and proceeded to eat 90% of it. So that’s gone now. I still have the main plant with the one okay looking stem though.

### Erica 🪴 commented on 2026-02-27

South window lots of sun and some extra grow lights in afternoon, only water when you can slightly bend it. Otherwise it is storing water just fine. I don’t water according to soil for my succulents or cacti. I have a lot all doing well.

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