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    Can anyone id this cactus?

    this cactus has been in the pot.. well its not really a pot its just a..thing that i made at school so its been in it a least 5 years lol its got quite a bit of brown around it so i dunno if its dying... was just wondering if it was worth repotting because im guessing the small pot is restricting its growth since its only grown about 3 inches or so since i bought it.

    edit:
    sorry if my pic was too big here's a link instead

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/SP_A0280.jpg
    Last edited by Nordmead; 25-05-2010, 08:02 PM.
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    I can't read all your writing, the photo is too big
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    • #3
      Looks like a Chamaelobivia (peanuts catus)? Does it have red flowers.

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      • #4
        it hasnt ever flowered its only about 4 inches high thats why i was thinking of repotting it the pot that its in now is about 2 inches deep

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        • #5
          yeah it does look alot like a peanut cactus thanks wrex

          is it worth repotting or do you think its dead?

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          • #6
            I would repot it using John Innes 3 compost. To get them to flower you need a cold winter, they will tollerate -7C. Overwatering causes them to rot.

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            • #7
              As above - I have a 'thing in a pot' in the outhouse that has burst into masses of orange flower because of neglect!

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              • #8
                Nordmead, I think it's worth repotting, the pot you've got it in at the moment looks a bit too wide & shallow. I'd pot it in something like a 3-3 1/2 inch plant pot so that there's just a little bit of space between the cactus & the sides & mix some grit into the compost & put some around the top of the pot. Cacti like to be well drained & not stand in water, you don't need to water it in the winter but should start watering a little around March/April & it should eventually flower in spring/summer. You can buy cactus feed but like Rogesse, mine seem to thrive on neglect!
                Into every life a little rain must fall.

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                • #9
                  repotted it into a 4 inch pot lets hope it flowers sometime

                  also just bought a what i think is a prickly pear.. any chance it'll fruit in a few years or is that just being too optimistic
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                  • #10
                    It'll probably be a lot happier in the new pot, your new cactus looks lovely in the 'Mexican' pot, I think you might have to wait for it to get a bit bigger before it fruits though!
                    Here's a couple of photos of two of my cacti which are flowering at the moment.
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                    Into every life a little rain must fall.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SueA View Post
                      I think you might have to wait for it to get a bit bigger before it fruits though!
                      lol when would you recommend potting it up to a bigger pot?


                      the second cactus looks lovely what type is it?

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                      • #12
                        I'd leave it in that pot for a while, I think cacti like to be a little potbound to produce fruits & flowers.
                        The first cactus pic. is a rebutia, I've been told the second is an echinopsis but I'm not sure, it looks a bit like a mamillaria too.
                        I found a site with lots of pics. but you have to have an idea what yours is or look through each type until you find a match.

                        Echinopsis On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family
                        Into every life a little rain must fall.

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                        • #13
                          oh i think i might have planted some of those i got a pack of assorted cactus seeds so i have no idea which ones ive sown.. i think i might be getting a bit addicted to this

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                          • #14
                            One of the members on here 'Nick the Grief' knows a lot about cacti but he only looks in occasionally now. I haven't ever grown any from seed but I'm tempted now you've wetted my appetite! These are some of my cacti & succulents I photographed last year, I don't know the names of all of them though.
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                            • #15
                              Some more pics.
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                              Into every life a little rain must fall.

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