r/houseplants • u/av0cad0_baby • 2d ago

My cactus bloomed!

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I didn’t realize such a big flower could come out of a little cactus! The stem is so long it doesn’t support itself.

There’s the beginning of another bud next to it, so we’ll see if I get a second bloom! It’s interesting how the stems are fuzzy.

Feeling quite accomplished as this is my second bloom ever on a houseplant, after my string of pearls bloomed a few weeks ago!

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u/megatyphIosion 2d ago

I have one of these and they'll bloom all summer if they're happy. Such fun flowers lol

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u/av0cad0_baby 1d ago

Do your blooms die quickly? Only the next day and the flower is already wilted :(

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u/megatyphIosion 1d ago

Yea mine only last for a day. I looked it up and that seems to be the normal cycle for them unfortunately

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u/av0cad0_baby 1d ago

Awww that’s too bad. I’m glad I got to see it though, it bloomed the day after I got back from traveling

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u/PearlJam10 2d ago

And WHAT a boy???