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  • Answered by
    drtreelove on
    December 31, 2018
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    I'm not really a cactus expert, but the website CactiGuide.com helps with ID. There are so many species and some appear similar. Flowers can help to identify a specific species.

    Both appear to be from the genus Echinocereus (hedgehog)
    #5 is possibly E. coccineus.

    https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Echinocereus

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    drtreelove on
    January 1, 2019
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    Prune off the damaged portion, but only if you can differentiate the section that was broken and not cut into the parent basal section. You can wait until the damaged section dries up and reveals the dead from the living tissue, then prune off the dead portion only. Or leave it as is and the dead tissue will eventually fall off, or re-grow and cover the damaged area.

    Does that plastic TupperWare type container have drainage holes? If not, better to drill holes in the bottom or get a new proper container, and use a catus/succulent potting soil that can drain well and not stay wet.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    January 3, 2019
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    You are correct in identification. Unfortunately, this is not sunscald. These are used to bright sunlight. What this appears to be is a fungal infection. This far, in the original, it may be too far gone, and unable to treat. You can still try, with wettable sulfur, or peroxide, or even both! Use peroxide the day before using sulfur so that it does not oxidize the sulfur. Then the next day, water in as instructed with the sulfur.

    Your offshoots may survive just fine, but it could be too late for the original. This is most often caused by overwatering, or using infected soil. Just be sure to let this dry out fully between waterings.

    Here is an article for more information on their care: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/prickly-pear/growing-prickly-pear.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    January 13, 2019
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    The Cactus have color added to the spines and not to the green body.
    The Cactus will breath and photosynthesize the new growth will come out white, rather than colorful.
    There is no way to color these on your own.
    The company claims they will retain color for years, as they are slow growing.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    March 5, 2019
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    There are a few different ways of going about this.

    You can transplant them now, which will make it easier than when the roots get tangled together, but you may lose more than letting them mature some.

    Letting them mature some means that they will likely be tangled together, which will defeat the purpose of cultivating them since it will ultimately take longer to grow and repair damaged root ends.

    In my opinion you should go ahead and transplant them out very carefully. They won't want to move much once they get established. You may lose a few, but this will be the idea of planting more than you need.

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    Jenfarr14 on
    March 18, 2019
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    Thank you for the info!

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    drtreelove on
    March 16, 2019
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    If you are planting a container grown plant, then place it with the top of the container root ball at the same level as the new surrounding soil grade.

    If you are planting a cutting in order to root it and grow a new plant, then plant is only deep enough for it to stand on it's own. Use sandy, well draining cactus mix potting soil.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/totem-pole-cactus/planting-totem-pole-cactus.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    March 23, 2019
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    This cactus will need a bright sunny location.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/bunny-ears/how-to-grow-bunny-ears-cactus.htm

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