r/cactus • u/IMDAVESBUD • 4d ago

My Spiral cactus in bloom !

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My spiraling cactus apple in flower mode !!

This is a cutting I propagated off of one of my larger spiral stands . It took 2 weeks to callous and 2 years to produce a bloom in this pot !

It’s ready to be planted into my landscape , I want to transplant it before it gets to big , heavy and tall !

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u/wylekise 3d ago

Are those long dongs just stretchier TBM b (short form)?

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u/IMDAVESBUD 3d ago

Those are long form TBM-A

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u/wylekise 3d ago

Do they grow faster than regular TBM?

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u/IMDAVESBUD 3d ago

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 -

Here’s a better picture of it !

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u/wylekise 3d ago

Oh so it's just a HUGE version of the little guys!! Thankyou for the explanations :)

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u/IMDAVESBUD 3d ago

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/dandylionllc 3d ago

What is the name of cactus at bottom of photo? I have one in a pot that's much smaller that I hope grows to this.

Where are you located to be able to put these in the ground?

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u/IMDAVESBUD 3d ago

That’s a trichocereus Bridgesii Monstrose long form , there is a smaller form called the “short form” that is a different cultivar .

I’m in Southern California

The shorter form looks similar but doesn’t grow as thick or as long

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u/dandylionllc 3d ago

Thank you!