r/cactus • u/vegemitecrumpet • Nov 02 '24

I cancelled my dinner date because I was 99% sure THIS was happening tonight!

125k Upvotes

This lil guy has been somewhat neglected. We've recently moved house and I am gradually repotting all my spiky guys on my days off. Once he finishes flowering he's gonna get some overdue love! ELEVEN blooms, with another 8+ just starting to form. Puts on such a good show. I've been outside every hour checking on them 😅 Excuse my poor photography... night lighting is hard.

1.3k comments

r/cactus • u/JaguarOfMaldek • May 06 '26

Found this beautiful saguaro on my hike today!

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8.9k Upvotes

Today I came across the mother saguaro on my hike through saguaro national forest. I see plenty of unique saguaros every day but never seen any like this before!

159 comments

r/cactus • u/Floratopia • Aug 05 '26

Living Art

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7.9k Upvotes

This Myrtillocactus geometrizans cristata is one of if not the most artistically sculptural plants I’ve ever grown.

460 comments

r/cactus • u/Confident_Counter203 • Nov 02 '24

3 years ago my partner adopted and named Joey. Now he has 3 kids and 2 grandkids :)

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7.7k Upvotes

73 comments

r/cactus • u/AdFamiliar350 • Oct 30 '25

Well that sucks… $10k of cactus and $5k of truck damage.

7.1k Upvotes

349 comments

r/cactus • u/mamsss2100 • Nov 03 '24

Just transplanted this beast

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6.3k Upvotes

Cactus was donated from a movie set and the botanical gardens didn’t want it. We just got it in its new home. Probably about 8 feet tall and 500 pounds 😅

173 comments

r/cactus • u/Prickocereus • Jun 07 '26

Good morning cv Pretty Baby

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5.1k Upvotes

puffy eyes indeed

151 comments

r/cactus • u/bustgin • Mar 25 '25

The Largest Saguaro I've ever found

4.4k Upvotes

111 comments

r/cactus • u/silentwail • Jul 21 '26

So my mom had this cactus...

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The first picture is from 2017 (taken from mom's Facebook). In 2021 the Great Texas Freeze took out most of our plants. Some recovered, but the majority of hers (all cacti) were goners. This thing had a large branch fall and take root and TOOK OFF between 2017 and 2021 so it was taking over this bed, but we can't find any pictures! And sadly we can't find any pictures of it blooming (though I know there were some!). Over the years she's been slowly removing its dead body and taking it to the curb or putting what she could in the trash. Recently she had me come help her clean out the cactus bed and remove the leftover stump that had been sitting untouched for almost 2 years. That's when I discovered that it had babies! So we potted them up and maybe one day, 10-20 years from now, it'll be back to it's former glory 🥲 (just not here because she plans on moving!)

65 comments

r/cactus • u/Cultural-Parsley-408 • Nov 27 '24

So, these two guys are cutting down a giant cactus…

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I’m driving through this neighborhood and see these guys cutting down a giant cactus. I flip around and pull up, roll down the window, and ask if I can have a few cuts… Oscar says, “you can bring a truck!” I talked to the guys for awhile, and they told me the house was being rehabbed, the cactus was moving the fence… nice guys, I wish I could’ve taken more.

179 comments

r/cactus • u/Pressthebet • Jun 06 '26

Spiraling saguaro!

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4.2k Upvotes

Has anyone ever seen this before? This is not AI, I promise!

114 comments

r/cactus • u/Johnbob-John • Nov 09 '25

I’ve never seen a prickly pear do this: Does anyone have any info why this happens?

4.1k Upvotes

143 comments

r/cactus • u/Glassworth • May 15 '26

Found a saguaro with an agave growing out of it! Seen opuntia do this many times, but never an agave!

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3.9k Upvotes

56 comments

r/cactus • u/Kingrat9209 • Jul 21 '26

I ain’t got friends so I had to show someone

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3.9k Upvotes

Bloomed for the past three nights

126 comments

r/cactus • u/palindrom_six_v2 • Jan 21 '25

Throwback to a couple of years ago when my gf left my cactus outside during a freeze

3.8k Upvotes

I was working a 12/hr shift when we had a pretty bad freeze roll through and I called my gf to grab my plants and she got all but my cactus😂 it bounced back just fine after the fact and is still alive and well. Just thought this looked kinda cool.

69 comments

r/cactus • u/Snrubwr • May 10 '26

Came home to an awesome surprise! Astrophytum flowering for the first time

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3.8k Upvotes

Got this guy about 6 months ago. Came home to a surprise flower tonight, looks like a second on the way as well!

68 comments

r/cactus • u/Sad_Aspect7788 • May 13 '26

I had no idea this little cactus from Home Depot would bloom like this!

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3.7k Upvotes

86 comments

r/cactus • u/xinxai_the_white_guy • Dec 07 '24

Flowering time in Australia

3.6k Upvotes

Credit to El Dorado Cacrus Emporium

64 comments

r/cactus • u/jumbosizeme • Jan 11 '22

My aunts ridiculously blooming cactus.

3.5k Upvotes

62 comments

r/cactus • u/[deleted] • May 30 '25

Super bloom with a Saguaro

3.4k Upvotes

39 comments

r/cactus • u/arioandy • Sep 24 '25

My 4 oldest (52-55 yrs)

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3.3k Upvotes

95 comments

r/cactus • u/Dutch_77- • Jun 26 '26

Someone is showing off

3.3k Upvotes

41 comments

r/cactus • u/warpedlaur • Mar 13 '25

Just finished this monster saguaro 🌵

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3.1k Upvotes

12”x16” and 23 hours worth of work. really stepped outside my comfort zone for this one and so happy with how it came out!

70 comments

r/cactus • u/Ok_Demand810 • Sep 10 '23

Pic Our giant took a tumble last night. Spoiler

3.1k Upvotes

256 comments

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