Cactus Spines

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Expert, I have a potted Austrocylindropuntia Subulata. He was once small and without spines/needles. Two years ago, I transferred him to a larger pot where he has grown to giant proportions.

Prickly pear cactus cutting

QuestionPrickly Pear QUESTION: I recently cut a pad from a prickly pear and planted it. It has been in the pot for about 2 months under artificial lighting and doing well. Recently it started growing 2 new pa

white patches on my cactus

QuestionI have quite a few cactus plants, and on 2 of my larger plants I have found large white patches on them. This just started this year, so I dont know if I am doing something wrong, or if they have some kind o

Barrel cactus division

QuestionI have a healthy barrel cactus, in my yard, which has a number of good sized babies which I would like to remove and plant, in a cluster in another location. I understand I should pull off the babies u

Polaskia Chichipe asap

Question polaskiaDSCF1186.JPG Hi Joan, I have Polaskia Chichipe around 30 inches tall with 3 arms coming of the main stem, over the winter it seems to have withered and is discoloring. The main stem is spongy at the

yellowing cactus

Question Cactus Weve had this cactus for a year now and replanted it when we bought it. We live in Florida and keep in outside on our enclosed patio. My husband thinks we shouldnt water it much but i won

pruning Peruvian apple cactus

QuestionWe have a Peruvian apple cactus with one main stack about 6ft tall and one arm (from the base) about 3ft. Location Yuma, AZ. I have seen/read how big these can get, but it is in a location where we dont want

Strange Seed-Looking things

Question Cactus I have a red/orange moon cactus that has a long green body and a round red/orange head sort of part. Recently there has been these small beige seed- looking things on the side nearest the window scr

Soft Leaf Yucca

QuestionQUESTION: I have a few questions on this plant, can they be trimmed(the extra shoots or heads)? how successful can the pups be transplanted? Is trimming all the dead leaves off a good idea? Thank you very mu

white sploches on broad leaf cactus

Questionseveral differnet broad leaf cactus have begun showing large white round spots at this point cannot tell if dying off but are disfiguring cactus badly how do I stop or fix this AnswerHello Bryan, The

newbie

QuestionI just got my first cactus a moon cactus or a Gymnocalycium as it says on the label. I have done some research but would like to hear it from the expert.. How do I look after this sort of cact

todem pole cactus

QuestionQUESTION: I have a very healthy tp cactus i was wondering if i could take arms about 2 foot sections off and replant and if it has to face the same way it was facing when i cut it off ANSWER: Hello Mike, Ju

emergency

QuestionCan someone please help me I have 1 1/2 foot of yucca plant that my dog broke off at ground level I want to replant I have it in water right now but know if that is a good idea sense they dont require that m

Aloe with deformities

Question Aloe Saponaria Deformi I inherited a very large aloe bed at our new house. I have no idea how old the plants are and I believe they are saponaria from descriptions I have read. They turned a pur

Cactus rotting at bottom

Question Cactus rott I have a cactus I moved to a larger pot exactly 3 weeks ago. Today I noticed two of the three stalks are starting to rot from the bottom. I used Cactus soil from Home Depot to pot the catus and

New Decorative Cactus

QuestionI recently bought 3 tiny cacti from ikea, I know weird place but they were cute and the instructions just said care instructions Others Attention: prickly! Placement Bright and sunny place. Water Water sp

Can an ocotillo be pruned?

QuestionCan an ocotillo be pruned? If so, is there a certain time of year that is should be done? My friend has 2 ocotillos that were transplanted over a year ago. He has been watering them daily for 40

Aloe Vera Cactus

QuestionHi, Ive had an aloe plant for a couple of months and its beginning to turn yellow on its tips. Its currently winter and I thought that I wasnt supposed to use fertilizer until the spring. Is it turning yello

Tip of Cactus turning blue.

QuestionBlue Tipped Cactus QUESTION: Ive had the cactus for over 10 years and its been growing nicely. It has been in the same place & pot for a couple of years. In the last week it has started to turn blue

Aloe

QuestionMy Aloe broke at the very base of the plant its about 2 1/2 feet can I save this plant maybe got to wet or to heavy maybe both inside plant please help AnswerIf the base has leaves it may regenerate.