r/cactusbloom

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GYM-RAG-SPIRAL-008 🌵🔥04/26/2026

Todo comenzó como un pequeño Gymnocalycium ragonesei aparentemente normal al llegar a DESERTUS GREENHOUSE…

Con el paso de las semanas empezó a desarrollar:
• crecimiento espiralado
• deformaciones florales
• múltiples puntos activos
• y una posible crestación floral extremadamente rara.

Hoy inicia oficialmente su documentación cronológica dentro del archivo botánico de DESERTUS.

05/20/2026 — Inicio de documentación pública.

Does anyone know if this is some type of Prickly Pear subspecies? It grows near normal-looking Prickly Pear but the spines are much longer and more concentrated. The flowers also seem to be blooming at a different rate than the others. New to this, I dont know much.

I finally caught two Marginatocereus flowers open and it was absolutely worth the wait. Three already have opened, closed, and fell off.

Mine are finally starting to flower!!!

One of the first cactii i bought last year and she is flowering now! Any tips to care for the season? I watered her with NPK last week. How long do the flowers grow? Can they be used for pollination/propagation? I'm based out of India, any tips are welcome.