Head over heels in love
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
November 17, 2018 5:43am CST
Do you like Cacti?
I wasn't a big fan of cacti though I was always fond of succulents. They hurt me and pricked me at times and I kept my distance with them. Then the magic happened.. I fell head over heels in love with them.
I had this one for over a year, it wasn't really neglected but not cherished..It was a gift from a friend.. and I kept it because of her.
I started giving it some extra care, because I felt guilty and lo and behold it bloomed and bloomed profusely.
I fell head over heels in love with these magical plants..
Do you like cacti ? Do you have them?
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Nov 18
I have never seen it bloom like that before, it's beautiful! :)
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Nov 18
@sofssu Yeah, me too. I wasn't a fan of them before now. Thanks for sharing!
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Nov 18
@LovingMyBabies Thanks for looking at them from a different light. 
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Nov 18
@LovingMyBabies It is, isn't it? It just changed my attitude toward cacti in general.
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@marguicha (215333)
• Chile
17 Nov 18
I used to decorate my terrace with cacti. That, until Luna arrived and decided that they were toys. Now my poor cacti are put away and I almost never look at them.
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@marguicha (215333)
• Chile
17 Nov 18
@sofssu Luna is my German shepherd giant puppy. When she arrive, I placed them higher. As she grew, I placed them higher still. She learned to jump and climb. Now the poor cacti left are hidden at a back patio until Luna grows and learns.
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Nov 18
@marguicha who is Luna.. your pet? Maybe you should put them where Luna cannot reach.
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Lol why not?
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
17 Nov 18
I don`t see it around my place but the photo you have is good 
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Nov 18
@m_audrey6788 Maybe there .. nobody notices them when they are not in bloom.. they aren't spectacular otherwise.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
19 Nov 18
Wow this sure is a pretty cactus. Only one that I have blooms. It is a zygot cactus and it bloomed on the side facing the window this past week. Cactus are about the only plant I've been able to keep alive and even then I have killed a few 
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@sofssu (23662)
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19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD Its called Gymnocalycium baldianum or the spider-cactus or dwarf chin cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to the Catamarca Province in Argentina.
No, i don't think I have posted this one. It is pretty new cactus in my collection .. maybe for the last three years or so.. It has bloomed for only two years now.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
17 Nov 18
oh yeah, they have magical flowers. surprisingly. they say if your cactus blooms it's lucky.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Nov 18
@sofssu yes you are, because most ot the cactus don't really bloom. but it is one of the easiest plants to have at home.
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@sofssu (23662)
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19 Nov 18
@Mavic123456 Mine have bloomed regularly all these three years I have had them . Lucky, lucky, Lucky me. 
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
18 Nov 18
Cacti take their own time to come out with blooms and when they do you know how they perform.
Great images.
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@sofssu (23662)
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18 Nov 18
They do take time, but it's worth the wait. Thanks.
@allknowing
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
17 Nov 18
I love cactus, I love succulents as well. The best reason is the fact that I am not allergic to them haha
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Nov 18
@DesirousDreamer nice reason though.. Finally there is someone who loves cacti and succulents.
