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celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 6 Dec

I remember my grandmother had a Christmas Cactus in the kitchen window that she had grown for years. Recently I found out that we actually have three cacti named after holidays which I thought was interesting. We have the...

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Watered the plants

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 7 Aug

I noted that at the angle it's at, the cactus with it's "sproutlets" looks like a little guy waving. Also, it's hot out there already. 82 degrees by my computer clock. I've gotten the plants...

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My Cactus.

rakski @rakski (156200) • Philippines 22 Dec 24

A fellow mom gave this to me as a Christmas gift. This is so cute but I don't have much knowledge about them. I remember that when I was young we had some flat type cactus but it died already. A note was attached...

my cactus

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In this case, beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Dec 24

The photo shows the flower that has appeared on my friend’s cactus plant. Plants show as much variation as human beings. Some – and I’m talking about plants now, not humans – have wonderful flowers that maybe don’t last long....

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Cactus lily

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 26 Jul 23

One sees a cactus in bloom rarely and when it does it surprises every one. Most flowers of the cactus are pretty and some resemble flowers that bloom on ordinary plants such as roses I came across this image that has a cactus...

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resembling lilies

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An interesting cactus

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 4 Jan 23

While my luck with plants is dismal, my aunt manages to make anything thrive richly! I love visiting their home. We were there for Christmas and have a great time. I saw this lovely little cactus plant in a little pot it was...

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A true Christmas cactus!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 1 Jan 23

I wrote about my Christmas cactus plants before. I have quite a few in several different colours and many of them have been with me for years – decades even. They flower reliably every year, but I think that this year is the first...

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My Christmas cactus plants are flowering

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 29 Nov 22

My Christmas cactus plants are all coming into flower just now. I love these plants and have had some for many years. I have the more ‘traditional’ variety with red flowers, as well as others with pale pink, shocking pink and...

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The front entrance of our house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Nov 22

We are house-sitting in a very nice house that is situated on a canal in Busselton, Western Australia. This morning we walked out on the little private jetty and I was able to take a photo of the front of the house. The rooves on...

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Who’s into succulents? (Part 1)

joseph anthony yap @NatsuYeung (264) 30 Mar 22

I’ve always wanted to plant and farm. I find the presence of plants and trees peaceful and calming. But not having a very green thumb I’ve always had a great interest In succulents. Not only are they varied and beautiful they’re...

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The Twin Towers in Town

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 2 Oct 21

Let me introduce the twins that I met in the town proper yesterday. Speaking of the word tower, they are called the yellow tower cactus. For me, this name is a perfect description than the other common names, such as lemon ball...

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Neighbor's Zebra Cactus

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 17 Jun 21

While watering my neighbor's flowers over the weekend, I noticed this pretty cactus on his deck. The tag was in the pot identifying the name as Zebra Haworthia. Zebra Plant or Zebra Cactus is definitely one of the best...

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Saguaro Cacti: "Are they USEFUL for house FENCES?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 16 Apr 21

I wish we could have our dream house soon. If ever we are going to have one, I would want to have some saguaro cacti as our fences. It seems practical to have them instead of concrete ones. After a few minutes, I changed my...

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Caption this Cactus

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 17 Mar 21

I'm talking a littlte bit about different parks I visited while vacationing in Tucson, Arizona last week, and this is one of the photos I took, because I couldn't stop seeing a funny face in this Saguaro cactus. It was on like...

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Cactus Fruits to Candies

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 15 Feb 21

I did not know that prickly pear cactus' fruits can be used to sweeten the candies and edible. Honestly, I never tasted it. Based on what I read, you can consume it by just peeling off the skin and munch the meat of it. I really...

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Touch Me Not: 'Mammillaria'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 8 Jan 21

I am introducing a new cactus from the small garden of my younger brother. I tried to check more about it. I found out that they are originated in Mexico. That's a piece of great information and it came a long way to the...

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The Monkey's Tail: "It's So Pricey!"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 29 Dec 20

This morning, I went out with my younger brother to hunt some plants in the city. Guess what? We found these 'monkey tail cacti.' The scientific name is 'Hildewintera Colademononis.' I cannot believe how pricey are they. The cost...

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Holiday Cactus on schedule!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 14 Dec 20

The 'mother' plant was all abloom for Hanukkah and now it is all bare except for a few buds meaning it is getting ready for Christmas--never misses a holiday! In the upper right is a branch I had cut off 2 years ago and it has...

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holidays

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My Christmas Cactus

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 3 Dec 20

We didn't install a Christmas tree for this year, but I got two variants of the 'Christmas cactus' plant. It is also called 'crab cactus.' I asked my younger brother to buy them since he was hunting plants within the city...

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Mother Nature alert???

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 30 Sep 20

I was sort of getting nervous because after years of having blooms EVERY month my 'Christmas' cactus didn't have any buds or blooms the whole month of August and most of September until the day of Yom Kippur when I looked at the...

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holidays

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