I posted about a month back about my tephrocactus growing possibly a flower, a new segment, or an alien 👽 It turns out she was growing a new segment! It’s getting really big, and is popping out cute little spikes 🤩 This is my first (and only) cactus and I’ve got a big soft spot for her. I brought her back with me on a plane in my purse 🤣 (First photo is around a month ago and second photo is from today)
hooray! thx for the update!
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Where did you get her? I love weird cactus like this 💚
0 J'aime On a trip to Missouri last year, I got lucky and a local greenhouse had 4 of them. I’ve also seen them for sale online, Etsy and weirdly I think Home Depot or Lowe’s.
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Awesome!! I love watching them pop out new spheres. It's one of my favorite cacti I own.
1 j'aime It’s been so fun to watch! I always stare at her whenever I’m in my kitchen. Consequently, I take way longer to get anything done in there. 😂 How quickly does yours grow? I’ve been trying to research how fast or slow they grow; but I’ve not been having much luck finding answers.
0 J'aime I live in WA so the top growth really slowed down once winter hit. I got it as just a ball first week of July. Late July it started pushing out a second sphere and was griwing really quickly. And it hasn't progressed much. I think the lower light and heat have definitely impacted it
Aww 🥰 she’s so cute! I live in New England, the lower light situation right now is no joke here as well. I cannot wait for spring, I’ll keep my fingers crossed 🤞🏻 it gets to you quickly too!
1 j'aime We've been having our usual PNW "Fools Spring" in which it gets up to mid 60s and sunny and then drops back to mid 30s and pouring rain for a week lol. I've been setting up a new plant shelf, and I think this will go on it, to get some artificial life.
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I took a time lapse of a flower on this cactus blooming while I was away and my dog knocked it over.
0 J'aime 🫣 puppy nooo! Was the cactus okay?
0 J'aimeIt looks like a pineapple 😆
1 j'aime Right! My husband just said that earlier this week 😂
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Holy smokes! That is so cool
1 j'aimeSo cool!
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I love that it’s in a tea tin! What a great idea! I might do that!
1 j'aime The tin was too cute to throw away, and the nursery pot fit inside it; instantly cute! 🫖 🌵
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Amazing. Thanks for sharing
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