Cacti on social media

[nsp88]

I am going to try to keep cactus stuff I find on social media on this instead of on the "agaves on social media" post to keep it neat.

Any reports on cold/wet tolerances of this? And is the ID correct? Looks a little different than Google image results.

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Has anyone ever tried this? How was it?

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[mickthecactus]

The Echinocactus are wonderful. Unsurprisingly very difficult to grow well here.

[mcvansoest]

Especially horizonthalonius hates humidity... i would not say hates water but it is not that far off...

[Gafoto]

Especially horizonthalonius hates humidity... i would not say hates water but it is not that far off...

I’d love to give one a try but they’re very expensive grown from seed and anything of decent size is invariably poached. I can’t justify spending so much on a cactus that will likely turn to mush. I have been proven wrong before though, my Ferocactus hamatacanthus had no trouble with heavy snow and cold temps here. Those west Texas cactus are a tough crowd.

[nsp88]

Just saw another stunner. Google is saying it can't handle the winters here, though. Beautiful blooms.

[nsp88]

Thought this cactus cup was cool

[nsp88]

That's one way to catch people's eye at a sale. The longhorn is my favorite.

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This is... Something...

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This is pretty cool. I had never seen something like this.

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[nsp88]

my Ferocactus hamatacanthus had no trouble with heavy snow and cold temps here. Those west Texas cactus are a tough crowd.

I don't know how I missed this comment when you posted it, but I just searched the forum for this plant and saw your comment. Walmart had a 3-in-1 pot of these on clearance for a few bucks and a quick Google search said it could handle the cold, so I couldn't resist. Glad to know it can handle snow and all.

[Gafoto]

my Ferocactus hamatacanthus had no trouble with heavy snow and cold temps here. Those west Texas cactus are a tough crowd.

I don't know how I missed this comment when you posted it, but I just searched the forum for this plant and saw your comment. Walmart had a 3-in-1 pot of these on clearance for a few bucks and a quick Google search said it could handle the cold, so I couldn't resist. Glad to know it can handle snow and all.

It did very well. Hasn’t been a fast grower but if it likes the spot it’s in I’ll keep it there.

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[nsp88]

It did very well. Hasn’t been a fast grower but if it likes the spot it’s in I’ll keep it there.
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Nice! I'm sure it can probably handle it, but I'm going to wait until it cools down just a bit before I separate these three and put them in more permanent spots.

[nsp88]

Never knew prickly pear could be an epiphyte.

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I know I've seen trees with this bark before but I can't recall what kind of tree it is. Does anyone know what it is?

[Gafoto]

Looks quite a bit like a cottonwood (populus fremontii) but there’s a few trees that this resembles. I have seen quite a few cactus growing off ground level in the Desert Botanic Garden. I suppose it isn’t much different than a cliff.

[nsp88]

Looks quite a bit like a cottonwood (populus fremontii) but there’s a few trees that this resembles. I have seen quite a few cactus growing off ground level in the Desert Botanic Garden. I suppose it isn’t much different than a cliff.

K, thanks!
I'll look up the gardens

[nsp88]

An opuntia fruit-pad

[nsp88]

I've heard that most Christmas cactus in circulation nowadays aren't Christmas cactus and are actually Thanksgiving cactus. I bet this one is. And I've never seen one with corking. Pretty cool.

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Beautiful blooms!

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[mickthecactus]

Like the variegated Aloe behind.

[nsp88]

Stop sign accessories

[nsp88]

Has anyone ever tried grafting like this? Does it actually work like this?

[Paul S]

The thought that springs to mind is 'Why?'

[nsp88]

The thought that springs to mind is 'Why?'

Haha, I guess this is one of those "so preoccupied with whether or not you could, but didn't stop to think if you should" type things.

[meridannight]

The thought that springs to mind is 'Why?'

Looks like a chick thing to me.

[nsp88]

An opuntia fruit-pad

Found where someone documented one. Pretty cool.

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[nsp88]

If I ever get into 3d printing I am going to have to get the files for this: