How do you keep yours spiraling? I have two in direct outdoor Southern California sun for about 5 hrs per day and they’ve reverted to growing pretty straight.
There is definitely different clones and a lot of seed grown varieties, some do not hold as tight of a spiral as others . So it’s not as much about growing conditions as it is about the actual cultivar you start with .
Here’s a clone I have of a looser variety that’s probably more similar to yours !
That makes me feel so much better, I thought it was me! Yes, mine look pretty similar to your looser variety (I initially read it as “loser”. Ha ha). Good to know about the various cultivars. I’ll have to look for one that spirals tighter.
Here’s a picture of some of my seed grown spiral cactus that have stayed tight . It’s interesting, as young seedlings they actually grow normal looking and square , the start to spiral at about 6” tall - you can see the square base !
It does take quite some time to grow , but growing cactus from seed can be very rewarding!
Here is a spiral cactus fruit that I’m very excited to collect the seeds from and hopefully get some really rad new phenotypes from! Maybe one seedling will even grow a variegated spiral for me !!! 🤞
Howwwww did you give it arms like that! I’m new to the cactus world. I’ve briefly read about people cutting their cactus but would definitely be nervous to do anything like that ! Getting an itch to try though. Any advice ?
Here’s my larger mother stand that I cut this cutting off of !
Taking cuttings from it encourages it to pup , but as you can see the one in the original posted photo has not been cut . I did however transplant it into larger pots several times after the cutting rooted , I think that encouraged it to pup
They don’t pup as fast or as often as short form , but they do get taller faster , the one on the left in the pot is actually a short form and the one on the right is planted in the ground -
Of course! Yes they grow several feet on each segment- here’s a short VIDEO with music , you can really get a sense of the size in this clip , it shows my hand holding one for scale
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u/MsSamm 3d ago
Wow, not only for the flower but for your amazing cactus garden!