Help?? I bought this cute little guy, a Mammillaria haageana I believe, from Walmart about a week ago and have just learned that the purple bulb-like flower on top is fake! Itās hot glued on pretty well, but I want to remove it. I donāt really wanna stab myself though, or risk hurting my cactus by ripping off the flower. Iāve read that leaving it on isnāt a good idea because it can build up moisture, so it definitely needs to get removed. Any idea how?
You can try cutting it off piece by piece? Iāve never actually bought one of these but I always feel so bad for them :(
2 gillningar Yeah, not only is it sad but it also caused me to have a REALLY annoying time trying to identify it :/
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Thatās gonna hurt. Lol you can leave it on and put it in a sunny spot. The sun should eventually weaken the glue to where you might just be able to pluck it off. Otherwise you might just damage the cactus and have a blemish or awkward growth spot till it outgrows the damaged area. Otherwise, pulling it off gently and slowly is the only option.
2 gillningar Iāve heard that using rubbing alcohol on the glue to dissolve it might work too, but Iāll try that first, thanks
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Use a craft knife to cut off everything except the glue. You might be able to get most of the glue off as the plant grows out. Iām sure there will be damage. š
1 gilla Thanks lol, better than nothing I guess
1 gillaOh, man. I just saw both of your posts. Wish I has seen them before I fully ripped the flower off the top of my Old Man cactus. I held him steady (covered hands) and then yanked it off the top. He definitely did not make it through unscathed, but seems to be okay. Hope yours makes it out as well. The plastic flowers are ridiculous!
1 gilla Man, that does suck! I hope your old man recovers alright! And thanks, these dumb flowers really are stupid!
1 gillaTry tweezers at the bottom to rub it off carefully do not use rubbing alcohol or anything like that it can kill ur plant
0 gillningarTry tweezers at the bottom to rub it off carefully do not use rubbing alcohol or anything like that it can kill ur plant
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