Hot Pink 😍😍😍

what’s even going on?

This things colors already have me so excited to see what it looks like when it's older.

Might be my last big soaking for (most of) these guys until spring, depending on the weather and how they feel about it. I need a better method though, this takes almost a whole day to do correctly, and now I'm just tired.

truly insane

Hello, I talked to the owner of the store these are outside of and they said I am welcome to take a cutting if I want. I would like to ID them if possible as I am new to cacti and gardening and want to expand my collection. But I’d also like to know what they are and let the owner know as well :) I think I know some but would really appreciate a second opinion. Please and thank you :)

Yoinked from a Taiwan unc's private collection

I built this outdoor cactus garden about 20 or 25 years ago. I built it out of landscaping timbers and after 12-15 years the timbers rotted out. My son built a stone retaining walls just outside the old walls then removed the wood and we filled in with more sand. At the bottom of the cactus bed I have 4-6" of 2" rock, then I have the remainder of the bed filled with coarse sand. The idea was that the 4 inches of large rock would keep the moles out. That worked for about 10 years. Most of the plants I have in this garden are Echinocereus. That is my favorite cactus for outdoor use. I only have a few species that are hardy for me. I also have several selections of dwarf Opuntia fagilis.

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Or is it just me. 😁

So my Easter Lily cactus had its first bloom. I wanted to snap a few more pics, but it's windy today and it's tricky getting a stable flower shot. I'll probably snap some more pics in the upcoming days, as the other buds begin to blossom.

My plan with this cactus, is to let it group and cluster and eventually fill the pot out with an abundance of flowers.

As for the ID. I had thought this would flower with a lilac coloured flower (Oxygona), but instead it's yellow. Is this a Echinopsis aurea then? My label from the nursery just said: Easter Lily

I know right, not very helpful. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Many thanks for the assistance. 😄

I went searching for a prickly pear cactus for months and then finally got one. She's been doing great and growing well. Then I didn't tend to it in a few weeks, went to check in on her, and saw this!! A quick search said it's called scales? What do I do? How do I prevent this?

Did I get enough of the peat plugs these were grown in off and do they look okay?

Hello everyone. Hoping to get some opinions today on what the best cactus would be for a beginner out of a few i saw at a nursery. My next question would is would these barria lights be strong enough for indoor growing during the cold months. Finally, if i were to repot, what is the best time of the year to do so and would bonsai Jack's succulent mix be appropriate to use for any of these. I like the looks of it but do not want to risk the health of the plant for looks. I am in zone 6B.

Thanks!

As the title says. I live in the north of the UK and this is the sunniest windowsill.

I have been convinced this is eastern prickly pear but got shut down in a native plant group. Any help in differentiating?

I watered it once since I bought it 1,5 months ago. There was some yellowing when I bought it im not sure if it spread or not. Should I be worried